Image of a sewn corner of a bentwood box. This image may have been from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.
Postcard depicts two people standing by a horse and one person on horseback in a field. Verso of the postcard indicates the publisher is "The Valentine & Sons United Publishing Co. Limited."
Photograph depicts A'ts'ina ("place of writing on the rock" in Zuni) in El Morro, New Mexico. The site is also referred to as the El Morro National Monument or Inscription Rock, and consists of a sandstone promonotory upon which travelers for several centuries have left inscriptions. The inscriptions shown in this photograph include names and dates from the mid 19th century, as well as an inscription in an unknown language.
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 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.
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.
Item is the first of a three part sound recording of an interview with Bill Reid about the origins of his carving The Raven and the First Men, located at MOA. The interviewer is unknown. During the interview Bill Reid discusses how the sculpture was the result of a highly collaborative process involving other artists, his impression of the location of the carving in MOA, and his working relationship with Walter C. Koerner who commissioned the sculpture. He lastly discusses his representation and interpretation of the Haida legend that the carving is based on. This recording is part of Celebration of the Raven which documented the creation of the Raven and the First Men Sculpture, its relocation to the Museum of Anthropology, and the unveiling by the Prince of Wales in 1982.
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