Carved Bone Northwest Coast Native Totem Pole Letter Opener horsehair brush with a rake on one

with a rake on one end and what looks rather like a spade on the other

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

25 inches tall

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

Carved Bone Northwest Coast Native Totem Pole Letter Opener horsehair brush with a rake on oneI 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