I had come across this carving on another "blog" site and was so impressed with the artistic license and freedom this young man took with this decoy/decor. I contacted him (Joshua Hinton) and got his OK to post here. He's a Native American member of the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma, a duck hunter and decoy carver.
These are his notes: " White pine head, white cedar body, oak tail, painted with Rustoleum and oils. Eye motif is a stylized Corona Virus with a Mississippian weeping eye death mask motif. Wing patches (Speculum) incorporate a Moundeville death skull and femur motifs framing a circular Corona virus. Owner of this decoy is a physician who requested Native American symbology"
Thought I' d share.
Regards:
Ken Zaborski
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These are his notes: " White pine head, white cedar body, oak tail, painted with Rustoleum and oils. Eye motif is a stylized Corona Virus with a Mississippian weeping eye death mask motif. Wing patches (Speculum) incorporate a Moundeville death skull and femur motifs framing a circular Corona virus. Owner of this decoy is a physician who requested Native American symbology"
Thought I' d share.
Regards:
Ken Zaborski
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