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Mungo Martin and Charles Docherty working on a totem pole

Mungo Martin and Charles Docherty working on a totem pole

Mungo Martin and Charles Docherty working on a totem pole. Charles Docherty, a carpenter, was hired as his assistant. The pole in the background was originally carved by Charlie James and was later restored by Mungo Martin. It stood in Totem Park at UBC until it was moved to the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.

Beaver pole, Anthony Island

Beaver pole, Anthony Island

Image of a section of a totem pole, featuring a beaver, on Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii. This appears to be a pole now housed at the Museum of Anthropology (museum item #A50013). This museum item has the following description: "Base section of a wooden totem pole, crescent shaped in cross section and carved in shallow and deep relief. Depicted is a seated beaver with one potlatch ring between erect ears; protruding upper incisors; raised forepaws and hind paws grasping chewing sticks. Below its rectangular shaped crosshatched tail is a human face with large circular eyes. Traces of blue in eye sockets and around nostrils... Beaver was one of crests owned by the lineage of Chief Ninstints (Tom Price), 'Those Born Up the Inlet', of the Eagle moiety... Remainder of pole, except top figure, burned when the village was burned in 1892 by the Koskimo and the crew of a sealing schooner. ."

Audiotape Backup of Videotape

Item is a recorded interview to Agnes Alfred telling stories on February 10, 1985. Tapes were recorded by Martine Reid, at Chief Jimmy Sewid's house and in the presence of Mrs. Jimmy Sewid and Daisy Sewid-Smith.
Item includes 3 tapes:

  • An original video recording of the interview in a Beta Video Cassette tape
  • A copy video recording of the interview in VHS a Video Cassette tape
  • An original audio recording of the interview in an Audio Cassette tape (considered as a backup by creator)
    Interview was not transcribed

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Translations

Subseries includes handwritten translations of the audio and video interviews.
Translations were done by Daisy Sewid-Smith and sent to Martine J. Reid for editing.

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