Decoy
Name/Title
DecoyEntry/Object ID
L2024.3.113Description
Birch twigs bundled in the shape of a birdContext
These are usually associated with Cree communities in northern Quebec, but this one is made from southerly black birch twigs rather than the more northerly tamarack favored by Cree Artists. There is living memory among Vermont Abenaki of these being used. Groupings of these decoys were placed on fields to attract geese that would see the shadows of the decoys and be lured within reach of the arrow (early) or shotgun (late).Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural ConservancyMade/Created
Date made
circa 1900Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Abenaki
Native American