Rare Stacy Howard (NC, 1885-1968), Roothead Brant

Ocracoke, North Carolina, circa 1910, carved and painted wood.

Length 19 in.

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina.

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Former collection of Tom Pollard.
Former collection of Charlie McWilliams, Jr.

Stacy Howard was the brother of Lawrence Howard. He was a sportsman guide for Captain Bill Gaskill. Howard's daughter Blanche recalls her father making decoys, "he chopped them out with a hatchet, and smoothed them with a wood rasp and broken glass." This brant in a swimming pose is very well composed.

Old gunning paint, age checks in the body and neck.

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