C. 1940s Folk Art Insect Ice Fishing Lure In Brilliant Polychrome (Appendage Losses) 6 inch ruler very smooth and with a

very smooth and with a great patina

consuming just the bottom right quarter of this photomatic

but all the better with a terrific brown paper dust jacket with big red cross drawn in crayon on the front

a dab of silver paint would make it blend right in

C. 1940s Folk Art Insect Ice Fishing Lure In Brilliant Polychrome (Appendage Losses) 6 inch ruler very smooth and with aThe color and decoration on this one is just fantastic every bit as brilliant in hand, and even better and what wonderful tiered carving of that abdomen! This is a folk art ice fishing decoy lure, c. 1930s 50s I believe, perhaps representing a giant blue and green fly (those eyes!) or wasp??? It took me a bit to notice, but I think there were likely once wings extending from slits in the sides of the thorax, and one wire leg and one antennae were also