Red Mouse (or Bat?), Fabulous Old Folk Art Ice Fishing Lure red bird Perfect for the friend who

Perfect for the friend who puts butter on everything

was a relic that preserved the visage of Jesus after St

Clearly tons of love was put into this

I love it for its emphatic materiality

holding together pretty well now and not fragile

Red Mouse (or Bat?), Fabulous Old Folk Art Ice Fishing Lure red bird Perfect for the friend whoJust about my favorite old ice fishing decoy I've ever seen, and much better in hand, with quite an amazing patina in every regard; this one has lived quite a life. Meant to represent a mouse I presume, with a long twisted wire tail, but with those tin wings it could very well be taken for a flying red bat! With red painted tin ears too, and nails for eyes, with one old nail in front of one ear and two in front of the other (my favorite detail). Iron