Photograph from inside an old longhouse of which only the frame remains. This photograph was likely taken on Anthony Island during a trip to the island by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation committee.
A house frontal totem pole said to be from Oweekeno. This appears to be the totem pole that was taken from Rivers Inlet to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956, as part of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
House frontal totem pole being lowered on Tanu Island in 1954. This pole was cut into four sections and is displayed in these sections at the Museum of Anthropology.
House frontal totem pole in situ at Oweekeno. This pole was removed by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee and now stands in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
House frontal totem pole in situ at Oweekeno. This pole was removed by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee and now stands in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
House frontal totem pole in situ at Oweekeno. This pole was removed by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee and now stands in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
Image of several house frontal totem poles at Ninstints on Anthony Island. The totem pole in the foreground is recognizable as one that was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology in 1954. While the others likely were as well, they are more difficult to identify.
House frontal totem poles in situ near Fort Rupert. These were removed and stood in Totem Park at U.B.C. for several years before they were transferred to the new Museum of Anthropology.
Members of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee, Bill Reid (wearing aht) and Wilson Duff, inspecting a house post on Anthony Island. This house post was removed and brought to the Museum of Anthropology.
