Sweet Old Primitive Straw Brush / Miniature Broom with Iron Wire and Nail tabletop toy detailing the wings and tall

detailing the wings and tall feathers

perhaps inspired by kimono textile patterns

From a second batch of drawings by Chicago artist James Frederic Bone (1929-2015)

sweetly noting that this is a tricky one

I do seem to be having a bit of a horse moment

Sweet Old Primitive Straw Brush / Miniature Broom with Iron Wire and Nail tabletop toy detailing the wings and tallThis reads to me rather like a salesman sample for a full scale handmade straw broom, but I assume it was made as a small utilitarian scrub brush. The brush is fine straw, wrapped in iron wire, with an old iron nail on either side. The handle is wood, which feels hand carved, with a rounded end and a great dry patina. A satisfying and to my eye quite beautiful small thing. 8 1 8 t x 2 5 16 diameter at widest bristles. Good and sturdy condition, with a