will-mercer-nc-1877-1952-roothead-goose
Lot 4217
Will Mercer (NC, 1877-1952), Roothead Goose
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Grandy, North Carolina, circa 1930, painted canvas over wire construction.

Length 23 in.

Will Mercer made roothead canvas geese which are unusual for Currituck County. The different head positions of the rootheads made the rig very effective. A rig mate is published on page 217 of Gunnin' Birds by Kroghie Andresen.

Original paint with light gunning wear, stable neck crack.