Bidspirit auction | John Jeffrey Barto Carved Wood

John Jeffrey Barto Carved Wood Sunfish Decoy - A hand-carved and painted wooden sunfish decoy by artist John Jeffrey Barto. The piece is carved in a rounded, disc-like form and finished with a polychrome gradient transitioning from a dark green top to yellow-orange sides and a vibrant red belly. It features two inset bead eyes and a notched tail. A metal wire loop is fixed in the open mouth, to which a dark brown cord is tied; the cord extends across the back and is wrapped multiple times around the tail peduncle. The underside is inscribed in ink with Sunfish J B 99. Length: 7.5 inches.