Alfred "Cottoneye" Gaskill (NC, 1915-2008), Black Duck

Stacy, North Carolina, carved and painted wood, incised A.H. GASKILL

Length 17 in.

Former collection of Doily Fulcher.

Alfred Gaskill grew up in Stacy where he received the nickname "Cottoneye" due to his premature white hair. Cottoneye's best decoys were black ducks. The plumage paint style on this decoy is known as "pineappling."

Original paint, tight and stable crack in the neck.