Bidspirit auction | Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Rainbow

Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Rainbow Trout Fish Decoy - A vintage hand-carved and painted wooden fish decoy depicting a rainbow trout. The decoy features a carved wooden body with a slightly open mouth and characteristic folk art styling. The painted surface includes a dark green back, a prominent red lateral stripe, and a light green-to-cream underbelly, all accented with scattered black spots. The eyes are rendered as painted white circles with black pupils. The decoy is equipped with a metal line-tie eyelet on the dorsal surface and multiple applied metal fins, including a dorsal fin, two pectoral fins, and a ventral fin. This type of decoy was traditionally used for ice fishing spearing. There are no visible maker marks, signatures, or labels on the object. Length: 5.5 inches.