Carved Bone Northwest Coast Native Totem Pole Letter Opener horsehair brush There are beautiful dovetailed corners

There are beautiful dovetailed corners on all sides of the box and on the corners of the drawers

But great for a bathroom too

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

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

Carved Bone Northwest Coast Native Totem Pole Letter Opener horsehair brush There are beautiful dovetailed cornersI 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