Carved Bone Northwest Coast Native Totem Pole Letter Opener horsehair brush but would also come in

but would also come in very handy at a big dinner party piled with chunks of good bread

I have not attempted to polish it but it is shiny and in very good condition as is

I think they'd make especially great blankets to keep in the car

Whether one lives by the sea or in the middle of the country

which unfold to reveal a gray velveteen interior designed to hold Singer sewing machine attachments

Carved Bone Northwest Coast Native Totem Pole Letter Opener horsehair brush but would also come inI 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