Beautiful Primitive Turkey Wing Whisk Broom or Brush tiny animal for amusing cats

for amusing cats

I knew when I found this drawing (and a second listed separately)--sent as a Christmas card to artist Lois Gross Smiley

elephant and unicorn marching around the perimeter

Though he has lost the fur that once covered his body

the only other materials used are nails

Beautiful Primitive Turkey Wing Whisk Broom or Brush tiny animal for amusing catsMy heart starts racing when I spot a really special brush or broom like this one. I believe whisk brooms brushes of this sort of construction are generally referred to "turkey wing" though the bristles on most are more angled. Here, brass wire beautifully wraps both the horizontally running bristles that form the handle and attached bunches of bristles that hang down perpendicularly, secured again with string part way down. The lines, patterns, and