Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Sxwayxwey mask from the Museum of Anthropology

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Item
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Image of a Sxwayxwey mask from the Museum of Anthropology's collection.

Sxwayxwey mask on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040489
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1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Sxwayxwey mask on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Tape for Mask Group, Anthropology 431

132-3-A-3-MOA-010
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[197-]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is a sound recording of material used in the UBC course, Anthropology 431. The recording features a speaker discussing Coast Saalish and Kwakwaka'wakw masks in terms of similarities and differences in form and meaning, particularly in reference to writing on the subject by Claude Levi-Strauss. The recording is related to the MOA exhibition Kwakiutl Masks: An Expression of Transformation, which took place from April 15 to December 31, 1979. The content of the recording is repeated three times.

Teslin traditional storytelling and singing by George Johnson

132-3-B-1-MAN-030
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[19--]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is an audio recording of George Johnston (Tlingit name was Kaash KlaÕ) at age 80 singing and speaking in either Haida or Tlingit. He was a hunter, trapper, entrepreneur and photographer and was known for documenting his family life and the Yukon community of Teslin, where he lived. For biographical information see http://www.nutaaq.com/productions/georgejohnston.html

The mortuary house being reassembled

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1978?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Image shows the mortuary house while it was being reassembled.

The mortuary house being reassembled

132-1-C-A-a040615
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1978?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Image shows the mortuary house while it was being reassembled.

The mortuary house being reassembled

132-1-C-A-a040613
Item
1978?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Image shows the mortuary house while it was being reassembled.

The Museum of Anthropology

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[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

An early photograph of the Museum of Anthropology. Two totem poles are visible on the museum grounds.

Three masks on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040488
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Three masks from the Museum of Anthropology on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit "Man and His World".

Tlingit war helmet

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[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Image of a Tlingit war helmet. The caption for this slide says it is from the "Milwaukee Museum," possibly the Milwaukee Public Museum.

Totem pole and house at Old Kasaan

132-1-C-C-a041619
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[196-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Image of an old house and totem pole belonging to Chief Son-i-hat at Old Kasaan. This photograph is likely from a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.

Totem pole at Kispiox

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[196-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Detail of a totem pole said to be standing in Kispiox. This image may be from a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.

Totem pole at UBC

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[195-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

A totem pole standing at UBC. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and was lated restored by Mungo Martin. It stood in Totem Park at UBC until it was moved into the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.

Totem pole being secured in the Great Hall

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August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A worker on a ladder secures a totem pole that has recently been moved in the Museum of Anthropology's Great Hall.

Totem pole by Charlie James

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1950

Part of MOA General Media collection

Image of a totem pole by Charlie James. This totem pole was originally completed in 1915, and was later restored by Mungo Martin. It stood in Totem Park at UBC until it was moved to the Great Hall in the Museum of Anthropology.