Carved Bone Northwest Coast Native Totem Pole Letter Opener badger the vase is in excellent

the vase is in excellent condition

Each one of these is different

Its shape is that of a ginger jar

then opened his own studio in 1976 in Santa Cruz--created several different series of "dancing" coffee pots

Carved Bone Northwest Coast Native Totem Pole Letter Opener badger the vase is in excellentI believe this vintage Native American (Northwest Coast or Alaskan) carved bone letter opener dates to the 1930s or 1940s, and would have been a tourist souvenir. I really love it as an object, with two carved and painted figures comprising the totem pole at one end (I believe an owl at the top, with those terrific ears, and perhaps a frog below), and then unpainted bone blade at the other. It's seen some wear, with some loss to the paint here and