Items | Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

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Perdew Ringneck Drake Decoy
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A painted ringneck drake decoy carved by Charles Perdew. There are holes in the bottom where a keel weight would attach. The drake is brown on its back with a black chest and head area. The underside is greyish-brown. The head is turned slightly to the side. Dimensions are 12-1/4" l x 6-3/4" h x 5-1/2" with The mate is LVM1993.011.002.
Perdew Ringneck Hen Decoy
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A painted ringneck hen decoy carved by Charles Perdew. The hen is painted brown with distinct feathers on the top, sides and tail painted in a tan and darker brown paint. The head is turned slightly to the side. Dimensions are 12-1/4" l x 7" h x 5" with The mate is LVM1993.011.001.
Graves Mallard Drake Decoy
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)a lead keel weight on the bottom reads "B GRAVES DECOY CO". The decoy has a green head with a yellow-green beak, a white ring around the neck and a brown chest. Dimensions are 17" l x 8" h x 5-3/4" with The mate is LVM1994.006.002.
Perdew Mallard Drake Decoy
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A mallard drake decoy made of polychromed carved wood with a lead keel weight on the bottom reading "HENRY ... PERDEW ... ILL". The head is green with a yellow beak, reddish brown chest, a white ring around its neck and a blue patch on the wings. Dimensions are 15-3/4" l x 6-1/2" h x 5-1/2" with See LVM1989.008.002 for the hen.
Nigerian Eshu Cult Figure
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)there is also another necklace from which several strings of cowrie shells hang down past the base of the carving. The figure holds a drum in his left hand underneath the shells.
Elliston Pintail Drake Decoy
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This pintail drake decoy is painted in shades of brown, beige and black. The areas of attachment are visible, the head and two sections of body. The wood is cracked in a few places. There is a lead keel weight on the bottom with "THE ELLISTON DECOY" stamped into it. Dimensions are 17-3/8" l x 6-1/2" h x 5-3/4" with
Perdew Mallard Hen Decoy
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A mallard hen duck decoy of polychromed carved wood with a lead keel weight on the bottom that reads "HENRY...PERDEW...ILL". The hen is varying shades of brown with a blue patch on each wing. Dimensions are 16" l x 6-1/2" h x 5-3/4" with See LVM1989.008.001 for the drake.
Perdew Fancy Duck Call
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A wooden duck call with carved decoration of three ducks (one hen and two drakes) in flight around the body. The initials DGB (Donald G. Beste) are carved in strong relief on one end. A light green plastic ring is on one end. The call is 6" long.
Ghana Wooden Comb
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This narrow comb with nine round, tapered tines is carved in one piece from light-colored wood. The large, decorative carved handle is flat on the back but the front is carved in the form of a female figure. The oval face has round eyes and a triangular nose. The elongated neck is carved with concentric rings. Shoulders are indicated but there are no arms. The breasts are la...
Graves Mallard Hen Decoy
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)a lead keel weight on the bottom reads "B GRAVES DECOY". The body is painted various shades of brown with a dark patch on the wings. The head is turned back with the beak resting on its back. Dimensions are 14" l x 7-1/2" h x 5-1/2" with The mate is LVM1994.006.001.
Schoenheider Standing Mallard Drake Ice Decoy
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A standing mallard duck ice decoy with a painted two part body, glass eyes and supported by a single iron leg with splayed foot. The head is green with a long yellow beak, the body is painted brown with PEORIA CS stencilled on the bottom in black paint. The wood is cypress or white pine. Dimensions are 13-1/4" h x 5-5/8" with The length from tail to tip of beak is 18".
Peasant Dolls
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Male and female carved, wooden figures. The man is holding a jug in his left hand. There was an object in the man's right arm but it is no longer there. The woman is wearing a dress with an apron over it and a bonnet. The woman is holding a hoe. The man is 5-1/2" tall and the woman is 5" tall.

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Perdew Ringneck Drake Decoy

Perdew Ringneck Hen Decoy

Graves Mallard Drake Decoy

Perdew Mallard Drake Decoy

Nigerian Eshu Cult Figure

Elliston Pintail Drake Decoy

Perdew Mallard Hen Decoy

Perdew Fancy Duck Call

Ghana Wooden Comb

Graves Mallard Hen Decoy

Schoenheider Standing Mallard Drake Ice Decoy

Peasant Dolls

Perdew Ringneck Drake Decoy

Perdew Ringneck Hen Decoy

Graves Mallard Drake Decoy

Perdew Mallard Drake Decoy

Nigerian Eshu Cult Figure

Elliston Pintail Drake Decoy

Perdew Mallard Hen Decoy

Perdew Fancy Duck Call

Ghana Wooden Comb

Graves Mallard Hen Decoy

Schoenheider Standing Mallard Drake Ice Decoy

Peasant Dolls