DECOY: CROW

Date1900

OriginAmerica, Michigan, Detroit (probably)

MediumCarved and monochromed wood (Atlantic white cedar)

DimensionsOH: 5", OL: 13 1/2, OW: 3 1/4

Credit LineGift of the Museum of Modern Art; acquired by that institution with funds provided by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

Object number1954.702.1

DescriptionThis crow decoy is carved from a single solid piece of wood. It has beautiful simple lines and no extra details other than two glass eyes. This is a stick-up decoy; thus, it has a hole drilled in the bottom for a wooden stick to fit in. The entire bird is painted black, the paint having a fine "swirling" affect which is a trademark of the Mason Factory decoys.
ProvenanceRockefeller Collection for purpose of MOMA.