Pharoah "Farrow" Midgett (NC, 1848-1917), Published Dowitcher

Waves, North Carolina, before 1900, carved and painted wood, published on page 142 on Shorebird Decoys of North Carolina by Kroghie Andresen and Philip Harvey.
Length 9.5 in.
Midgett was born and raised in the small community of south Rodanthe, which would later be named Salvo. He market hunted the reefs out in the sound. None of his duck decoys survived. For over fifty years, he had an affinity for hunting shorebirds. He carved several stands of shorebird decoys which primarily consisted of dowitchers and yellowlegs. This dowitcher is in a feeding pose.
Former collection of Philip Harvey. He purchased it in 1983 from Vickie Midgett, Pharoah's granddaughter.
From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina
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Original paint with moderate wear, roughness to tip of the bill, hit by shot.