Old Make Do Ice Fishing Decoy viking figure down to the very crudely

down to the very crudely painted faces

Structurally quite sound and stable

signed on the underside of the lid "M

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Old Make Do Ice Fishing Decoy viking figure down to the very crudelyI love an old folk art ice fishing decoy and even better a decidedly make do one and this one especially for distilling down to its essence what an ice fishing decoy wants to be. Two pieces of cut tin for the front fins, one more for the tail, with just enough painted color to impart it with the powers of seduction! Plus a lead weight on the underside to allow it to sink. I believe the body was a post of some kind, whittled to taper at the tail end,