White-Winged Scoter
Accession #:
81.1.132
Title:
White-Winged Scoter
Type:
Medium:
Polychromed Wood
Subject:
Description:
Oversize decoy made and used by Wendell Gilley and Roger Rich ; one of 24 made circa 1945. Head and body 2 separate pieces. Gilley made model, carved heads, Rich made bodies; decoys are hollow with removable, turnable heads on square oak pegs, do not swivel in water ; well defined shape with some painted detail ; smooth finish, black body, white wing patches, white patch by eye; underside stamped "W.H. Gilley."
Date:
1945
Dimensions:
17.5x50x23 cm ; 1300 g.
Citation
Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983), “White-Winged Scoter,” Wendell Gilley Museum, accessed November 25, 2024, https://wgm.digitalarchive.us/items/show/202.Item 1195