Ben Aguirre Pintail Hen
Excellent and all original paint on the stately pintail hen by Ben Aguirre (Oakland, CA) ca. 1939. Constructed of cork for the body with sugar pine head and inserted canvas over wire tail. See pages 235-236 of Wildfowl Decoys of California for more information on this talented early San Francisco Bay Area maker. Measures 17" in length.
Excellent and all original paint on the stately pintail hen by Ben Aguirre (Oakland, CA) ca. 1939. Constructed of cork for the body with sugar pine head and inserted canvas over wire tail. See pages 235-236 of Wildfowl Decoys of California for more information on this talented early San Francisco Bay Area maker. Measures 17" in length.
Excellent and all original paint on the stately pintail hen by Ben Aguirre (Oakland, CA) ca. 1939. Constructed of cork for the body with sugar pine head and inserted canvas over wire tail. See pages 235-236 of Wildfowl Decoys of California for more information on this talented early San Francisco Bay Area maker. Measures 17" in length.