C. 1940s Folk Art Insect Ice Fishing Lure In Brilliant Polychrome (Appendage Losses) 6 inch ruler as well as being carried

as well as being carried for good luck

along with canoes and row boats

consuming just the bottom right quarter of this photomatic

The cat paintings I really like are ones where the faces seem quite human

I think these old Sapolin Paint "It's Wet

C. 1940s Folk Art Insect Ice Fishing Lure In Brilliant Polychrome (Appendage Losses) 6 inch ruler as well as being carriedThe color and decoration on this one is just fantastic every bit as brilliant in hand, and even better and what wonderful tiered carving of that abdomen! This is a folk art ice fishing decoy lure, c. 1930s 50s I believe, perhaps representing a giant blue and green fly (those eyes!) or wasp??? It took me a bit to notice, but I think there were likely once wings extending from slits in the sides of the thorax, and one wire leg and one antennae were also