Hand Carved Decoys

Hand carved decoys have been a part of American history even before the Europeans began their migration to the west to start this great country.  The early settlers that came to this new land were struggling for survival just as the Native Americans were, and hunting was a major part of their survival.  Learning quickly from the Indians, the white man took the idea of luring the water fowls closer to strengthen their chances.  Seeing that the Indians would fashion "decoys" of their prey out of such things as clay, rocks, and even the dead birds themselves, the settlers were eager to utilize the method and even improve on it.  Wood, being plentiful and bouyant, was an obvious choice and therefore the carving of decoys began.  Decoy carving is one of the few American folk arts to survive into our technologically oriented era. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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