Amazing Antique Hitched Horsehair Quirt, C. Late 19th/Early 20th Century american studio pottery 7 5/8" t x 4

7 5/8" t x 4 3/4" w x 4 5/16" d

6 1/4" x 3 5/8" and in very good condition

Folded up with heads folded down" 8 7/8" x 5 3/4"

depicting faces with stylized features and often quite dramatic expressions

is more understated than many

Amazing Antique Hitched Horsehair Quirt, C. Late 19th/Early 20th Century american studio pottery 7 5/8" t x 4I'm quite obsessed with this. I wasn't sure exactly what it was when I found it, but knew it was quite an exquisitely made thing, made entirely of dyed and very finely knotted horsehair, creating glorious patterns, with a leather strip threaded through leather loop at the end. Incredible. With a little research I've learned a bit about the world of quirts: short whips associated with the Southwestern US, used to urge a horse to greater speed, but