Charlie McWilliams (NC, 1892-1972), Green-Winged Teal

Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, circa 1969, carved and painted wood, glass eyes, signed in pen on the bottom CARVED BY / CHARLIE MCWILLIAMS / AGED 78 / OCRACOKE, N.C. / AUG. 1969.

Length 10.75 in.

Charlie was a hunting guide and worked with Uriah Garrish at David Keppel's lodge in the 1920s and 1930s. He worked with wood his entire life as he made decoys, boats, and decorative carvings later in life.

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