Handmade Whisk Broom or Brush, Presumed Japanese parasol scholar & one-time assistant to

scholar & one-time assistant to Kerouac’s former wife Edie Kerouac Parker

are the result of the resourceful use of shoe polish

7" long by 4" tall x 2" wide

Among my very favorite tiny animal in the Critical EYE collection is this wonderful Inuit hand-carved polar bear

It's large

Handmade Whisk Broom or Brush, Presumed Japanese parasol scholar & one-time assistant toI feel like I've seen other hand brooms similar to this one, but I have not been able to find one now that I'm looking! My guess is that it is Japanese, and most definitely it was made quite some time ago with a great deal of care the wire stitching alone on this piece is quite a spectacular thing: carefully braided along one edge of the bristles, criss crossing the leather strip at the other, and then looping and spiraling all over the face of the