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NT House fronts
NT House posts
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NT House fronts
NT House posts
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Man leaning against totem pole that forms the centre of the front of a house frame
FIle contains negatives of the labels used for the Image Recovery Project, and a copy of information relating to the Tsimshian house boards in the Museum of Anthropology.
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.
House posts from Hope Island in situ. These were later removed and brought to UBC. They are currently housed at the Museum of Anthropology.
House posts from Hope Island in situ. These were later removed and brought to UBC. They are currently housed at the Museum of Anthropology.
House posts from Hope Island in situ. These were later removed and brought to UBC. They are currently housed at the Museum of Anthropology.
View of the Interior of the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.
View of the Interior of the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.
Items from the Museum of Anthropology including house posts, feast dishes, a bentwood box, and model totem poles, on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Image of a carving called Kats and she-grisly, in a display case. According to a description in the book Monuemt sof Cedar, by Edward Keithahn, this sculpture "formely stood above the entrance of the Brown Bear House (Hoothc Hit) in Yakutat. Whenever a Potlatch was to be held in this house, the crest would be displayed out-of-doors above the doorway." (p. 15).
A Kwakwaka'wakw house post and a feast dish from the Museum of Anthropology on display for the Northwest coast exhibit of "Man and His World" in Montréal.
A Kwakwaka'wakw house post from the Museum of Anthropology on display for the Northwest coast exhibit of "Man and His World" in Montréal.
A Kwakwaka'wakw house post from the Museum of Anthropology on display for the Northwest coast exhibit of "Man and His World" in Montréal.
A Kwakwaka'wakw house post from the Museum of Anthropology on display for the Northwest coast exhibit of "Man and His World" in Montréal.
The Kumbum stupa and the main temple at the Palcho or Pelkor Chode Monastery, Gyantse.