Arthur Tilo Alt Childhood Drawing of Cobbler, Berlin, WWII Era folk art collection late 19th century I believe

late 19th century I believe

But I am not quite sure what animal it is meant to represent exactly

I find the relationship between the form of the turned handle and the tapered bristles at the other end of this brush super satisfying

I'd guess it is more than 100 years old

including simplicity

Arthur Tilo Alt Childhood Drawing of Cobbler, Berlin, WWII Era folk art collection late 19th century I believeThis is among a several drawings I purchased together by Dr. Arthur Tilo Alt (1931 2019) a scholar and professor of German in Yiddish language and literature in the Judaic studies program at Duke University which came from his estate in Younsgsville, NC. Born in Java, Indonesia, Alt's family returned to their native Germany in 1933, where Tilo grew up in West Berlin, ultimately moving to the U. S. in 1956 to study at the University of Texas. While I