Architectural elements

New visions: Susan Point by Karen Duffek

1-4-B-46 (23.7)
File
[199-?]

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

File contains images related to the house posts Susan Point was commisioned to create for the Museum of Anthropology. These posts were created to look similar but not exact replicas of the ones in the New York Museum of Natural History. In addition this file contains the records related to the publication "New Visions: Serigraphs by Susan A. Point" written by Karen Duffek. This publication is part of the MOA Museum Note series.

Mountain House, Moresby Island

96-01-03-a039349a
Item
1863

Part of Reverend Thomas Crosby fonds

Image depicts exterior view of the Mountain House, frontal pole, house post, and mortuary pole located on Moresby Island in Haida Gwaii, B. C. In the foreground is a canoe. Printed around the border of the image is the photographer information "PHOTOGRAPHED BY R. MAYNARD, VICTORIA, . . . B. C." Handwritten inscription on the border reads "Gold Harbour Q. Ch. Is.". Printed on the verso is the photographer information with the inscription "R. Maynard, Photographic Artist, AND DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS, COR. OF DOUGLAS AND JOHNSON STS., VICTORIA, B. C. -- Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for Sale." A handwritten inscription reads "Indian Village".

Monastery Gyantse

4-02-a033637
Item
[1922?]

Part of Eric Parker fonds

Item is a negative showing Gyantse's main temple.

MOA: Screen 1 and screen 2

1-1-MMM-a-2 (34.2)
File
[?]

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

File contains images and a description of the housefront of Sgagweet, Laxskiik Clan of the Gitando Tribe.

MOA News: The Newsletter of the UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vol II No 3, May 1997

124-02-04-06
Item
May 1997

Part of MOA Publications and Ephemera collection

The newsletter contains 6 articles about the museum as well as photographs, facsimiles of artworks, and general visitor information. Subjects include the erection of new house posts and an ancestral figure by Susan Point, a new school programme co-developed with the Musqueam Nation, the retirement of MOA director Dr. Michael Ames, the launch of MOA's first website, the continuation of Dr. Marjoire Halpin's multimedia project, and the donation and display of Ainu objects. Also included are a Calendar of Events and list of donors.

MOA News: The Newsletter of the UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vol 1. No 2, January, 1996

124-02-04-02
Item
January 1996

Part of MOA Publications and Ephemera collection

The newsletter contains 10 articles about the museum as well as photographs, facsimiles of artworks, and general visitor information. Subjects include the exhibition Reclaiming History: Ledger Drawings by the Assiniboine Artist Hongeeyesa, MOA's financial endowments, a house post carved by Lyle Wilson, the residency of Dr. Beatrice Medicine, recent acquisitions to the Asian collection, a MOA membership survey, funding received from the Getty Grant Programme, a project involving a grade 12 art class and ceramics, a new version of the exhibition Cannery Days, and news from the Anthropology Shop. Also included is a Calendar of Events.

Masset Village

96-01-02-a039344a
Item
[ca. 199-]

Part of Reverend Thomas Crosby fonds

Image depicts canoes, house, house posts, and totem poles on a shoreline in Masset, Haida Gwaii, B. C. Handwritten inscription on the verso reads "This is a Indian Village in Masset B. C. at the turn of the century. As you can see there are a lot of wooden shacks, totem poles and canoes. it is a very wild and remote area [redacted]. grandfather Crosby used to travel to these remoat [sic] villages by canoe." Image appears to be reproduction of a039351.

Main temple

4-02-a033639
Item
[1922?]

Part of Eric Parker fonds

Item is a negative showing the an entrance way to the main temple in Gyantse.

Kwakwaka'wakw house post on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040363
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

A Kwakwaka'wakw house post from the Museum of Anthropology on display for the Northwest coast exhibit of "Man and His World" in Montréal.

Kwakwaka'wakw house post on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040370
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

A Kwakwaka'wakw house post from the Museum of Anthropology on display for the Northwest coast exhibit of "Man and His World" in Montréal.

Kwakwaka'wakw house post on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040366
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

A Kwakwaka'wakw house post from the Museum of Anthropology on display for the Northwest coast exhibit of "Man and His World" in Montréal.

Kwakwaka'wakw house post and a feast dish on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040364
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

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.

Kats and she-grisly in display case

132-1-C-C-a041628
Item
1963

Part of MOA General Media collection

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).

Items on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040435
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

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".

Interior of the Great Hall

132-1-C-C-a041771
Item
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

View of the Interior of the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.

Interior of the Great Hall

132-1-C-C-a041772
Item
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

View of the Interior of the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.

Interior house posts in situ

132-1-C-E-a042816
Item
[1956?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

House posts from Hope Island in situ. These were later removed and brought to UBC. They are currently housed at the Museum of Anthropology.

Interior house posts in situ

132-1-C-E-a042821
Item
[1956?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

House posts from Hope Island in situ. These were later removed and brought to UBC. They are currently housed at the Museum of Anthropology.

Interior house posts in situ

132-1-C-E-a042822
Item
[1956?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

House posts from Hope Island in situ. These were later removed and brought to UBC. They are currently housed at the Museum of Anthropology.

Interior house posts

132-1-C-C-a041635
Item
1956?

Part of MOA General Media collection

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.

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