Wonderfully Primitive Old Carved Root Head Coot Decoy tabletiop It of course does not

It of course does not need to be configured this way

bold pattern and subtleties of the old painted surface (which details best capture) make it to my eye a really beautiful thing

This one definitely has a good amount of age

brushing it with an iron-based solution

Wonderfully Primitive Old Carved Root Head Coot Decoy tabletiop It of course does notI 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