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

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

Length 18 in.

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."

Combination of original and old gunning paint, age checks in body and head.