One of the two pieces was definitively a carving of a wolf of the sort I have seen in this part of the world--rather small and rangy, but possessed of a thick coat suitable to the winters in this region.

The second piece appears to be a strange admixture of man and wolf, perhaps meant to resemble the legendary Wendigo, who is prominent in this part of the world. The stature is that of a man, standing upright, but the entire body is covered in fur, and the head is that of a wolf.

My eye for details suggests these were carved by the same individual, and they seem, on the whole, more sophisticated than the pieces carved by the local tribesman. Perhaps they came to the former inhabitant of this house via trade, but as I have seen no other work displaying this level of skill, I believe it wa...

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