Sweet Old Primitive Straw Brush / Miniature Broom with Iron Wire and Nail tabletop toy perhaps inspired by kimono textile

perhaps inspired by kimono textile patterns

Turning it over reveals blackening from firing on one side

sweetly noting that this is a tricky one

proud posture and head cocked toward the sky

3 1/2" t x 2 3/4" w x 2 3/4" d and in very good condition

Sweet Old Primitive Straw Brush / Miniature Broom with Iron Wire and Nail tabletop toy perhaps inspired by kimono textileThis 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