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Ovoid painting

Ovoid painting

Image depicts a painting filled with ovoid shapes that seem to comprise at least one creature. Painting is done in black on white with highlights of red.

Nisga'a

File mainly contains historical images of the Nisga'a villages, peoples, and of Nisga'a totem poles. Other images are of modern day Nisga'a totem poles housed in museums in Canada and the United States. The textual records contained in this file are catalogue cards which provide some of the photograph's context, providing information such as the location of the photograph, the people in the photographs, which museum and/or archive collection the image belongs to, and/or the image's catalogue number.

Mink and clouds

Mink and clouds

Image depicts a painting of a mink and clouds, created by Douglas Cranmer in 1965. Additional notes say, "Sh 50 Ap. 2.8"

Kwakwaka'wakw

File contains a combination of images of Kwakwaka'wakw artifacts housed in various museums and images of historical Kwakwaka'wakw villages on Vancouver Island and along the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. Artifacts include totem poles, bentwood boxes, carvings, masks, and Kwakwaka'wakw artwork such as paintings and drawings. There are historical photographs of the following villages: Gwat'sinuxw (Quatsino), Kwikwasutinuxw (Gilford Island), A'wa'etlala Village (Knight's Inlet), Mamalikala (Village Island), Wiwekalu Village of T'la'mataxw (Campbell River), Kwixa Village (Salmon River), Dunaxda'xw Village (New Vancouver), and Gwa'sala Village (Smith Inlet). The textual records include information about some of the photographs, identifying items such as the people, the villages, and/or the artifacts depicted in the photographs.

Haida

File mainly contains historical images of Haida and Tlingit villages and totem poles located on the Northwest Coast of British Columbia and Alaska. There are also images of Haida and Tlingit peoples dressed in regalia. Other photos include images of Haida and Tlingit artifacts, such as bentwood boxes and carvings, housed in various museums around the world. There are also images of a modern day ceremony in front of some totem poles and long houses. The textual records include photocopies of images of totem poles and Haida and Tlingit villages.

Fred Alexcee painting - CMC

File contains prints and negatives of a painting by Frederick Alexcee titled "A Fight Between the Haida and Tsimshian". This painting is housed at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (now the Canadian Museum of History).

Eagle Painting Red Border

Eagle Painting Red Border

Image depicts a painting done on wood, depicting an eagle. The painting is flanked by two small carvings that face the painting, depicting a bear and an eagle.

Eagle painting

Eagle painting

Image depicts an eagle, which seems to be painted on canvas rather than paper.

Dzunuk'wa painting by Mungo Martin

Dzunuk'wa painting by Mungo Martin

A painting of Dzunuk'wa by Mungo Martin with annotations in the top-left corner. Mungo Martin produced this image while convalescing in St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver as he had fallen ill while restoring totem poles at UBC.

D'zonoqua painting

D'zonoqua painting

Image depicts a painting of D'zonoqua, done in red and black on white. Additional notes indicate this work was painted by Douglas Cranmer in 1964 or 1965.

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