Image of a pole from House 17 at Sgang Gwaay (Skunggwai). This is an interior pole from the Raven House. It was removed on a BC Totem Pole Preservation Committee trip in 1957. The pole is now part of the Museum of Anthropology's object collection (A50016).
Image of a pole from House 17 at Sgang Gwaay (Skunggwai). This is an interior pole from the Raven House. It was removed on a BC Totem Pole Preservation Committee trip in 1957. The pole is now part of the Museum of Anthropology's object collection (A50016).
Image of a totem pole in Gitsegukla owned by Gary Hill Sr. of the house of Wiiseks/Wiigyet. The pole was cut down and as of March 2019 there are plans to make another one.
Additional images of this pole are printed on page 122 of Carter's book Abundant Rivers.
Image of a totem pole in Gitsegukla owned by Gary Hill Sr. of the house of Wiiseks/Wiigyet. The pole was cut down and as of March 2019 there are plans to make another one.
The pole, known as Pole-in-Sand, represents the sandbar at mouth of Skeena River.
Image of a totem pole in Gitsegukla owned by Gary Hill Sr. of the house of Wiiseks/Wiigyet. The pole was cut down and as of March 2019 there are plans to make another one.
This pole is shown on page 127 of Carter's book Abundant Rivers, with the inaccurate caption: "This well-carved pole belongs to Mr. Russell, one of the councillors at Kitsegukla. The predominant long-billed bird is a mythical figure called 'Weneel.'"
Image of a totem pole in Gitsegukla owned by Gary Hill Sr. of the house of Wiiseks/Wiigyet. The pole was cut down and as of March 2019 there are plans to make another one.
This pole is shown on page 127 of Carter's book Abundant Rivers, with the inaccurate caption: "This well-carved pole belongs to Mr. Russell, one of the councillors at Kitsegukla. The predominant long-billed bird is a mythical figure called 'Weneel.'"
Item is an image of two buildings, seven totem poles, and one cannon. According to annotations, photograph is of the house of Chief Wiah, Town Chief of G?aw (also known as Old Massett) in the Haida Gwaii archipielago.
Item is an image of two totem poles by two buildings. According to annotations, photograph is of the house of Chief Albert Edward Edenshaw, G?aw (also known as Old Massett) in the Haida Gwaii archipielago.
Image of several house frontal totem poles at Ninstints on Anthony Island. The totem pole in the foreground is recognizable as one that was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology in 1954. While the others likely were as well, they are more difficult to identify.
House frontal totem pole in situ at Oweekeno. This pole was removed by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee and now stands in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
House frontal totem pole in situ at Oweekeno. This pole was removed by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee and now stands in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
House frontal totem pole in situ at Oweekeno. This pole was removed by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee and now stands in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
House frontal totem pole being lowered on Tanu Island in 1954. This pole was cut into four sections and is displayed in these sections at the Museum of Anthropology.
Item is a photograph taken from the water of the hospital, community hall, and other buildings in Alert Bay along the shoreline with the forest in the background. Totem poles are scattered along the shoreline.
Image of two old house posts on Hope Island, BC. The post on the right appears to be the same as a post now housed at the Museum of Anthropology, that was collected from Hope Island in 1956. Both posts feature a human figure with large eyes. On one post, the figure is holding a small face near its waist. On the other post, the figure is holding what appears to be an animal of some kind. The Museum of Anthropology's website provides the following description of the posts: "The posts of the unfinished house of Ha'm'cit were carved by a man from Smith Inlet called Si.wit who moved to Xu'mtaspi and married Tom Omhyid's mother. Ha'm'cit died before the house was finished. (Information provided to Prof. Wilson Duff by Mungo Martin). The artist's potlatch name was P'aczsmaxw. Wayne Suttles places the Xu'mtaspi village as Nahwitti, in historic times, however it was occupied jointly by the Nahwitti, the Yalhinuxw, and the Noqemqilisala (of Hanson Lagoon)."
Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC. Henry Speck smiles in foreground and two other carvers can be seen behind him.
