Wonderfully Primitive Old Carved Root Head Coot Decoy tabletiop with the sides of the

with the sides of the darker joined by nails and the lighter with lovely dovetail joints

I think its just terrific

and apparently just for boys:(

but I don’t care much--just quite an evocative thing

It of course does not need to be configured this way

Wonderfully Primitive Old Carved Root Head Coot Decoy tabletiop with the sides of theI come across root head decoys now and then (usually priced out of my range!) and never fail to be surprised by their strange beauty; I find in them a perfect balance of awkwardness and grace. And this one is about as primitive as they come. I love the compact, almost round shape of the carved body with arched back and then this long, wide tail, counterpointed by the long stick neck with small pointy head. A couple of fat nails near the front and one