EARLY PINTAIL HEN from the Illinois River region.

EARLY PINTAIL HEN from the Illinois River region. Weathered original paint and good structural condition. Moderate flaking to paint. Hollow with weight removed. Retains glass eyes. Very small weep hol

Incised wing feather detail. Also with Schmidt's feather stamping on much of the bird. Keel was removed at some point. Mesures 17" long.

MALLARD DRAKE from the Pekin, IL, area, circa 1920-30. Some original paint remaining. Good structural condition. Hollow construction. Chicago Lead Co. weight. Nice early Illinois River decoy

EARLY CROW, carved in the style of Illinois River carver Charles Perdew. Appears to retain original paint. Good structural condition with several checks to underside of body. Retains tack eyes and rus

VERY FINE PINTAIL DRAKE REPRODUCTION in the manner of Charles Perdew, Henry, IL. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Detailed painted feather work overall. Retains glass eyes and Perdew

EARLY CROW, Illinois River style showing in-use wear. Retains tack eyes and rusted metal stick-up legs.

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2 Items (1) Illinois River Pin Tail Drake with Broken Bill, (2) Palm Frond

Hand signed by Paul Shertz, Artist proof. Illinois River Pintails duck decoy framed print. 1980.

An Early Club Upper Murray River Region, New South Wales (early-mid nineteenth century) carved hardwood 60 cm high PROVENANCE Private Collection, United Kingdom Private C

MAGNUM DECORATIVE PINTAIL PAIR, probably Illinois River. Both measuring approximately 35 inches from tip of bill to tip of tail. Very good original paint with some paint loss to underside of drake's t

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A fascinating, hand-carved, transformative wooden totemic figure, depicting a pregnant woman in sexual congress with a crocodi

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved wooden head of an ancestral figure. The elongated visage features inlaid white shell eyes, one w

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dramatic, brightly painted wooden decorative carving of a seated figure. Presenting as a panel and painted on one sid

VERY EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, possibly Susquehanna River, MD. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Very sharp chines. Semi-high head position. Weight removed. R. EVELER, LAUREL PA ink st

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A huge, hand-carved wooden stirrer with a delightful relief anthropomorphic face at the base of the paddle. A long, slightly c

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden drum in the form of a standing anthropomorphic figure with a crested

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dramatic, brightly colored wooden decorative carving in the form of a magical anthropomorph

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A flat mask in the form of a small face surrounded by four large, heron-like birds, their long, white-painted beaks for

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, lower Ramu River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An interesting spoon, hand-carved from wood, with a small scoop and an abstract anth

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall wooden figure, hand-carved, in the form of a long-limbed male with his arms held at his sides and a prominent, flaccid phallus.

EARLY WIDGEON DRAKE, Delaware River region. Appears to be weathered original paint and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Raised wing tips and fluted tail carving. Detailed paint tic

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, West Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-built earthenware bowl with a hemispherical form, a slightly conical bottom, a deep

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, West Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful earthenware bowl on a rounded, yet stable base. This lovely vessel features a b