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Very rare hollow carved wigeon pair by theodore anderson of portland, or, ca. Carving traditions of british columbia, washington, oregon, and california hardcover 1989 by michael r miller author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Wildfowl decoys of the pacific coast without authors signatures michael r. The old market gunners decoys saw a lot of service, and they were generally treated to a new coat of paint every couple of years. Discover a variety of bird carving projects and tutorials in our extensive book collection. Once overlooked by most collectors, wildfowl decoys have now become a primary interest, with auction prices reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars. The great book of wildfowl decoys, usa, canada, europe b140 by joe engers for sale online. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. His decoys, as typical for the area, were hollow, imposing in size this one is 22 long and made of red cedar. Wildfowl carving magazine is filled with information for the avid bird carver.

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