The fonds consists of photographs created by Ronnie Tessler between 1986 and 1987 documenting a canoe project by Nisga’a carver Norman Tait. The project was abandoned in the summer of 1987, and the canoe was left uncompleted. The photographs depict models for the canoe, transportation of the log for the canoe to the Museum of Anthropology, ceremonies performed throughout the project, and various stages of work on the canoe and model. Additional photographs from this period depict a totem pole-raising ceremony at Capilano Mall in North Vancouver, as well as portraits of Les Baker, a model Tait wanted to use for a “white man” mask. The fonds is arranged into a single series: Norman Tait canoe project and related materials.
File includes one drawing and three photographs of MOA Object ID A50000 a, b, c, and d which is a totem pole separated into four parts. The images depict the object in its original form prior to separation. The contents of this file were used to create object labels for MOA's Great Hall.
File includes ten photographs and one drawing of MOA Object ID A50002 a, b, and c which is a totem pole separated into three parts. The images depict the object in its original form prior to separation. The photographs are annotated with handwritten information about their original repositories. The contents of this file were used to create object labels for MOA's Great Hall.
File includes one drawing and six photographs of MOA Object ID A50006 which is a totem pole. The photographs are annotated with handwritten and typed information about their original repositories. The contents of this file were used to create object labels for MOA's Great Hall.
File includes two drawings and eight photographs of MOA Object ID A50007 a, b, and c which are interior house posts as well as images of the village from where they came. The photographs are annotated with handwritten and typed information about their original repositories. The contents of this file were used to create object labels for MOA's Great Hall.
File includes one drawing and two photographs of MOA Object ID A50041 which is a house front totem pole. The contents of this file were used to create object labels for MOA's Great Hall.
File includes one photograph of MOA Object ID A6543 which is a totem pole. The original document sleeve was annotated with the phrase "Hallway to Theatre" on a sticky note. The contents of this file were used to create object labels for MOA's Great Hall.
Many women and children wearing native clothing stand outside. Men in native clothing sit on horseback, scattered among them. A man in western clothing stands in front of the crowd.
Several men wearing native clothing sit astride horses, facing away from the camera. Other men stand in a field near them. A tipi can be seen copy right and mountains are visible in the distance.
Two men sit in front of a tipi. The one on the left wears native clothing. The one on the right wears western style clothing and is writing in a book. The front flap of tipi is open and debris scattered in the grass in front. Structures and trees in background.
A man, woman, and four children (one in a cradleboard) sit and stand in front of a tipi. The standing child holds a cat. Buckets visible in the foreground; trees can be seen in the distance.
