First Nations unpainted Mouse Wall Panel measures 12 x 7 x .75, priced at $235. Clever looking mouse is carved with great detail, looking backwards towards the viewer with keen eyes and a delightful curled tail. This unusual subject for a carving is executed masterfully!

Mouse Woman, or Kugaan Jaad, is the mother of Raven in Haida mythology. She often appears in stories as a helper or advisor to those who are on a journey or about to travel between worlds.

Legend: The Hungry Little Mouse

The mouse who lived at the base of the Douglas Fir’s trunk was grateful for the protection of the strong tree. The Douglas Fir felt sorry for the hungry mouse and told him to climb to the end of his branches, for there he would find seeds inside the cones.

The thankful mouse found the seeds filling and feasted whenever his belly felt hungry. But soon the woodland mice clan questioned how he stayed so fat and healthy. The mouse felt sorry for the hungry clan, but kept the fir’s generosity a secret, for he worried that if he told the others about his food source, then the tree would have no seeds left for the summer winds to scatter.

One night, when the forest was quiet, the little mouse climbed up the great fir tree to dine. He had no idea that at that very moment a spy mouse was watching his every move. The spy watched secretly becoming more and more excited. He could not wait to tell the rest of the mouse clan what he observed. Their hunger was about to end!

It wasn’t long before hordes of hungry mice raced towards the fir tree, climbed the laden branches, and attacked the cones of the great fir. In anger, the Douglas Fir snapped the cones closed, trapping the mice. To this day, the little legs and tails of the raiding mice can be seen sticking out from between the scales.