{"product_id":"chippewa-luc-du-boise-fish-decoy","title":"Chippewa Luc Du Boise Fish Decoy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eca. 1930\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eFish 2.25\" H x 7.375\" L x 2.25\" W Stick 12.25\" L x .625\" D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eHand Carved Wood with Painted Green, Red, Black and White Colors with Four Metal Fins and two Yellow Beads for Eyes with a Stick and String\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eChippewa (Ojibwe) fish decoy from the Lac du \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eBois\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e area (likely a variant or misspelling of Lac du Flambeau, a historic Ojibwe reservation in northern Wisconsin, USA, known for its French name meaning \"Lake of the Torches\"). These are traditional Native American ice-fishing decoys carved by Chippewa artisans, used for spearfishing through ice holes in winter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eFish decoys are one of the oldest forms of American folk art, dating back over 1,000 years among Indigenous peoples around the Great Lakes and Bering Sea. The Chippewa (also called Ojibwe) of the upper Midwest refined this craft for practical spearfishing, believing the decoys captured the \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003einnua\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e\" (spirit) of the fish to attract prey like walleye, pike, or sturgeon. By the 19th\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e–20th centuries, they became both functional tools and collectible art, especially during the Great Depression when fishing was a survival skill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eProvenance:  From the Len and Toni Wood Private Collection, Laguna Beach, California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45981650190501,"sku":"5231-394","price":1050.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/5231-394_2.jpg?v=1760739607","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/chippewa-luc-du-boise-fish-decoy","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}