SOUTHERN FOLK ART PAINTED WOOD AND SHEET-IRON WHIRLIGIG, depicting an African American fisherman with wooden head and torso, and applied sheet-iron arms holding a fishing pole, situated in a sheet-iron boat, with line and hook attached to a painted wooden fish with sheet-iron fin, all situated in a sheet-iron wave-like setting, six-blade sheet-iron baffle turns shaft making figures move. Retains an old, likely original polychrome painted surface. Circa 1920. 10" HOA, 20 1/4" LOA.
Provenance: Discovered in North Carolina.

Very good overall as-found condition, old repair to secure body to the boat, and with expected weathering and wear.