Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels wooden bird it would be easy to

it would be easy to tie a string or ribbon around the end and hang it from the wall just to admire it

there is no real distinction at this point between masks made to be used in dances and those sold to tourists

black and grizzly bears

The super long stick makes them great for sticking into a potted plant--ideally near a window where they might then do their job as hummingbird magnets

a pointer I believe--especially great perhaps on a wool tweed jacket worn when heading out on an adventure

Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels wooden bird it would be easy toThis hatted and bespectacled man reminds me rather of James Joyce a smart, serious, and quite sensitive young man. And I find this drawing, which appears to have been rendered on the back of a white paper receipt or wrapper, so romantic, conjuring visions of early 20th century European cafe life I can just see Dutch artist Willem Klijn sitting quietly in the corner by a window, dashing off this sketch while lively intellectual banter rises all around