Collection of artefacts from Oceania collected by Frank Burnett during his travels in the region. He donated this collection to UBC. This collection was the basis upon which the Museum of Anthropology was developed.
Opening of Totem Park. The date given on the slide label is incorrect. People in the photograph from viewer's left: Rev. Peter R. Kelly (the Haida ordained minister and Indigenous political leader,) Hunter Lewis, UBC Chancellor Eric Hamber, Mungo Martin, UBC Chancellor Norman Mackenzie, Abaya Martin.
Totem pole lying on the ground. This photograph was likely taken by a member of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee on an expedition to Anthony Island or Hope Island.
Image of interior house posts in an abandoned settlement. These appear to be the house posts that were transported from Hope Island to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956.
Image of a bear shaped interior house post. This appears to be a house post that was transferred from Hope Island to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956.
Image of interior house posts in an abandoned settlement. These appear to be the house posts that were transported from Hope Island to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956.
