Carved Wood Totem Letter Opener by Northwest Coast Native Artist Ray Williams found object sculpture which I would guess date

which I would guess date from the the 1940s or earlier

when plants were in the right stage of maturation

It could also be hung directly from a hook

Very 1980s New York

with the idea that the dolls would absorb and carry these worries away

Carved Wood Totem Letter Opener by Northwest Coast Native Artist Ray Williams found object sculpture which I would guess dateThis vintage hand carved wood totem letter opener by master Northwest Coast carver Ray Williams (1933 88) would make a great gift, though I'd be tempted to keep it for myself. It's a great object to hold and use, as well as to display. Williams was a member of the Nitinat Band (Eagle Clan), part of the West Coast Tribe, who came from a long line of carvers, and passed the craft on to his children who continue to produce totems and smaller pieces like