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Two men in ceremonial dress, Alert Bay
Portrait of two men in ceremonial dress, one of whom is holding a carved and painted stick. The men are standing in front of a painted board and sheet, in a filed in Alert Bay, BC. Based on the content of related images in this file, this photograph was likely taken at an outdoor event and/or salmon barbecue.
Photograph of an unidentified piece of art, depicting what appears to be two whales, painted on a piece of wood.
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Carvings on display in store or home
Photograph depicts a number of carvings that are on display in what appears to be either a store or a house.
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Interview with Bill Reid about Celebration of the Raven Part 1
Part of MOA General Media collection
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.
The file contains images of Northwest Coast artifacts located in unidentified First Nation villages, and in various museums in North America. The artifacts include masks, paddles, carvings, rattles, fishing equipment, and household items such as bowls and spoons. The majority of images from various museums include information about the artifact such as what it is, the museum it's housed in, and the artifact's catalogue number.
File contains historical images of Nuu-chah-nulth villages and peoples. There is a focus on totem poles and canoes. There are also photographs of a pole raising ceremony to commemorate the visit of Governor General Willingdon who came to Tofino/Ucluelet in the 1920s. There are images of James Rush, Chief Miste Laabats Hamtsiid, and Chief Joseph John, dressed in Nuu-chah-nulth regalia.
21 June 1958 Alert Bay Centennial Celebrations
Part of Diane Elizabeth Barwick fonds
Item is a photograph of a procession of people (men, women, children) in ceremonial dress (button blankets, headdresses) walking away from the ferry terminal dock [?] in Alert Bay. The procession is led by Mungo Martin and Daisy Neel. A man dressed in regular clothes, smoking a pipe looks on from the left.
21 June 1958 Alert Bay Centennial Celebrations
Part of Diane Elizabeth Barwick fonds
Item is a photograph of three young women, and two young girls standing in ceremonial dress (button blankets; carved and painted [wolf?] mask; and headdresses made of woven cedar, weasel(?), abalone, and eagle feathers). They are gathered for an event celebrating British Columbia's centennial in Alert Bay in 1958. Daisy Neel is in the centre wearing the frontlet and her twin sisters are the young girls in front of her. Emma Sewid [Seewid; Seaweed?] and Mabel Sewid [Seewid; Seaweed?] are on either sides of them.
Part of James B. W. Cater fonds
Photograph depicts a young girl in front of a moai monolithic figure on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the southeastern Pacific.
Image of Agnes Alfred holding making a basket.
Item was originally numbered by creator with number 126.
Zonder titel
Part of MOA General Media collection
Image of a drawing from a drawing class. The label for this slide suggests an association with Richmond Art Teachers but the context of the label in unknown.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Image of a drawing from a drawing class. The label for this slide suggests an association with Richmond Art Teachers but the context of the label in unknown.
A button blanket, frontlet, and staff on display in Montréal
Part of MOA General Media collection
A button blanket, frontlet, and staff on display in Montréal in Expo 67 pavilion.
A button blanket, headdress, and other regalia on display in Montréal
Part of MOA General Media collection
A button blanket, headdress, and other regalia on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit "Man and His World".
Silver and gold jewelry on display in Montréal
Part of MOA General Media collection
Silver and gold jewelry on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Chilkat blanket, feast dishes, and spoons on display in Montréal
Part of MOA General Media collection
Chilkat blanket, feast dishes, and spoons on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Chilkat blanket and argillite sculptures on display in Montréal
Part of MOA General Media collection
Chilkat blanket and argillite sculptures on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Part of MOA General Media collection
Items from the Museum of Anthropology including spoons, hats, blankets, dishes, and model totem poles on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Puppets on display in Montréal
Part of MOA General Media collection
Puppets on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".