Ned Burgess (NC, 1868-1958), Hen Pintail from Monkey Island Club

Churches Island, North Carolina, circa 1930s, carved and painted wood, branded MI.

Length 16.75 in.

Monkey Island was home to some of the finest puddle duck shooting in the area. The club maintained a stand of puddle duck decoys carved by Ned Burgess. The remaining example branded MI are extremely rare.

Old gunning paint, working repair to the neck, damage to the tip of the bill.

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