Ellie Saunders (NC, 1884-1969), Coot

Poplar Branch, North Carolina, painted canvas over wire construction.

Length 13.5 x 7 x 6.5

Ellie Sanders and his father market hunted together from around 1900 until it was outlawed in 1918. He and his son Blanton made some very important decoys but Ellie's heads were more intricately carved.

Original paint, canvas torn at tail.

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