Abraham(Abe)DeHate Sr.
Born October 28, 1890, died 1966

Abe De Hate was of French Canadian descent and was widely known as a fine boat carpenter and builder, gaining an early reputation as a builder of the best duck boats available.

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Abraham DeHate / Bass Decoy
Carved and painted wood with attached metal fins and carpet tack eyes.
Length 13", Circa 1920


DeHate was the creator of hundreds of extraordinary duck and fish decoys and his work bridged the earlier, less decorative pieces of the 19th Century with the elaborately finished mid-Twentieth century decoys.

As his many fine Ice Spears attest, DeHate was also highly skilled in metal working, and as a carpenter, boatwright, sculptor and metal worker, represents the multi-discipline genius of the greatest master carvers. He died on February 9, 1966.