Offered in this lot is a Rare Folk Art Hand Carved Walking Stick with Wood Duck Headed Handle. The painted turned shaft is graduated downwards from the handle to the tip. The hand-carved handle is that of a male Wood Duck, painted to reflect the multicoloured iridescent plummage and has glass eyes. The wood duck or Carolina duck is a species of perching duck found in North America. The drake wood duck is one of the most colorful North American waterfowl. 75% of the wood ducks in the Pacific Flyway are non-migratory. Due to their attractive plumage, they are also popular in waterfowl collections and as such are frequently recorded in Great Britain as escapees—populations have become temporarily established in Surrey in the past, but are not considered to be self-sustaining in the fashion of the closely related mandarin duck. It is the second most commonly hunted duck in North America, after the mallard. This unique and rare hand carved walking stick is in good overall condition, painting is intact, brilliant colouring. Scuffing noted at the bottom, chipped at the bottom tip, does not appear to have ever had a protection tip installed. Measures 35.5"L, head measures 6.75"L

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