Fishing decoys

Description:	These wooden fish decoys are hand carved from wood, painted to look like real fish with tin fins, contain metal weights inside and have no attached hooks. Fish decoys are used when fishing through ice to lure a fish into the range of a spear. Ice-fishing and the use of decoys is common in more northern states where lakes freeze over in winter. Although designed to be a tool for getting food, fish decoys are now collected as folk art.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/2084
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Subjects:	Fishing Fishing decoys Wood-carving

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