Carved Wood Totem Letter Opener by Northwest Coast Native Artist Ray Williams Japanese sculpture with very light wear to

with very light wear to the paint on the interior as documented in photos

An Armour zodiac tray very similar to this one was featured in "Aluminum By Design

graphite-colored mark to the surface

Suda was strongly influenced by both Danish Modern pottery and native Canadian art--influences which I think wonderfully merge in these earthy and strikingly graphic hand-formed candleholders

75" diameter x 1/2" tall

Carved Wood Totem Letter Opener by Northwest Coast Native Artist Ray Williams Japanese sculpture with very light wear toThis 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