Roscoe Willis (NC, 1894-1980), Published Plover from Diamond Shoals Lightship

Hatteras, North Carolina, circa 1915, carved and painted wood, published on page 136 of Shorebird Decoys of North Carolina by Kroghie Andresen and Philip Harvey, branded P.

Length 8.75 in.

From the Personal Collection of Philip and Susan Harvey.

Former collection of Bill Purnell.

This shorebird decoy was part of a stand he carved as a teenager while serving on the Diamond Shoals Lightship in the early 1900s.

Original paint, chipping to the tail.

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