Charlie Salter (NC, 1907-1960), Goose

Atlantic, North Carolina, circa 1950s, cork body with wooden base and head.

Length 20 in.

Former collection of Roy Willis

Charlie Salter was a waterman, hunter, and decoy carver who grew up on Portsmouth Island and later moved to Atlantic. He was the son of John Wallace Salter and learned to carve and hunt from his father at an early age. His curlew decoys are his most significant body of work. In 1960, he was mullet fishing with his brothers and Alvin Harris on Portsmouth Island. A bad storm arose and the men tried to take refuge near their skiff. Lighting struck and Charlie Salter died of cardiac arrest.

Old gunning paint with moderate wear, puppy chew to bill.

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