Fantastic Folk Art Ice Fishing Dragonfly Decoy old cloth doll 7 3/4" d x 1

7 3/4" d x 1 5/8" tall

I love the intensity of this gaze

Grand Lake Stream is in the northeastern-most part of Maine

my guess is that is Bohemian and dates to the 1920s or 30s

Wabanaki refers to the 5 tribes living in Maine

Fantastic Folk Art Ice Fishing Dragonfly Decoy old cloth doll 7 3/4" d x 1I 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, this dragonfly certainly the most whimsical of the bunch. I'm not an expert on these but I am great admirer of them, and it's none too often one comes across a dragonfly. This one was something of a make do creation, with a spool used for the body and what looks like wooden beads for the head and tail, plus tin