Fantastic Folk Art Ice Fishing Dragonfly Decoy old cloth doll like a functional three-dimensional line

like a functional three-dimensional line drawing

I love the intensity of this gaze

Especially great I think is how the position of the google eyes changes the temperament of each character

and then this fantastic fairy-like lady in purple dress in the background

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

Fantastic Folk Art Ice Fishing Dragonfly Decoy old cloth doll like a functional three-dimensional lineI 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