SOLD Elegant Old Hand-carved Wooden Ice Fishing Decoy mexican folk art shoe but I think that it

but I think that it is old rubber--a bit pliable

with a bit of tearing to the netting at the far right edge

The colors and forms remind me so much of Oskar Schlemmer's fantastic costumes for Berlin's Triadic Ballet in the 20s (one pic included in photos)

in order from largest to smallest

which would have been used in a general store to scoop or sort nails

SOLD Elegant Old Hand-carved Wooden Ice Fishing Decoy mexican folk art shoe but I think that itI was thrilled to find a box filled with several old folk art ice fishing decoys yesterday in Maine, all made by the same person I believe. I am not an expert on these (or fish, so I'm no good identifying the type represented), but my eye tells me these are really wonderful examples. The rest were exuberantly, colorfully painted, but on this one the wood of the body is unpainted except for the eyes, a very subtle smattering of red dots around the