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Martin George, Tule Ducks Decoy (8)

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Martin George, Tule Ducks Decoy (8)
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This item SOLD at 2018 Oct 18 @ 08:02UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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The Lovelock decoys were already old when the Roman Empire was new. Amazingly, over 2,000 years later, tule decoys are still made and used by Native Americans in the same way. Several contemporary decoy makers and the Administrator of the Churchill County Museum and Archives in Fallon, Nevada—not far from Lovelock Cave where the ancient decoys were found—have
shared their insights with The Canvasback. All are members of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe whose ancestors have occupied the wetlands of northwestern Nevada for countless centuries.
Tule decoys are the official state artifact of the State of Nevada. The Lovelock decoys have been depicted by the Nevada Department of Wildlife on their state duck stamps in 1979-80 and 1999-2000. (from The Canvasback.) One of the most significant archeological discoveries was made, in 1924, when a cache of eleven Tule duck decoys was discovered in a Lovelock cave. Mr. Monroe said the RADD project had not only historical significance but also a deeply personal aspect. He advised Mr. Martin George was a Native American who had lived in a reclusive manner and did not like to appear before an audience. He advised Mr. George went to Billinghurst Middle School on several occasions to weave his Tule duck decoys. He indicated both Mr. George and his brother were now dead and there had been some doubt whether the weaving of Tule duck decoys would continue. He stated, however, Mr. George's cousin was continuing the tradition of weaving the decoys and several of his decoys were in the possession of the historical society and the state museum. The largest decoy is 12.5" x 5", the smallest being 4" x 1.5". All in good condition.Signed at bottom by Martin George.
City: State: Nevada Date: early 1990's HWAC# 80869