Carved Bone Northwest Coast Native Totem Pole Letter Opener badger so that the form is

so that the form is angular and the surfaces smooth

It is emblematic of paintings from Zimbabwe and Cameroon

Produced by Marbell Stone Art

Each one of these is different

I think its just terrific

Carved Bone Northwest Coast Native Totem Pole Letter Opener badger so that the form isI 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