- 11-02-a032701_8
- Stuk
- [ca. 1889 - 1891]
Part of Robert Reford fonds
Item is an image of two buildings and three poles.
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Part of Robert Reford fonds
Item is an image of two buildings and three poles.
Part of Robert Reford fonds
Item is an image of a coastal village, taken from the sea. According to annotations, photograph is of G?aw (also known as Old Massett) in the Haida Gwaii archipielago taken from the Ship Islander.
Islander Lying at the Wharf Lax-Kw'alaams Fire Hall with Group in the Foregound
Part of Robert Reford fonds
Item is an image of a group posing by a totem pole and in front of a building. A ship is visible in the background. According to annotations, photograph was taken in Lax-Kw'alaams (previously known as Port Simpson and Fort Simpson) by the Fire Hall and the ship in the background is the Islander.
Series documents Nisga’a artist Norman Tait and his crew of carvers during a period in which they were prolific in their creation of totem poles.
Jensen first met Tait in the early 1970s when she would photographic artists’ works for Bud Mintz, Vancouver gallery owner. In 1985 she had the idea to produce a book documenting the carving of a totem pole from start to finish. She approached Tait, who initially refused but called Jensen back just a few days later to take her up on the offer, after being commissioned to create a pole for the Native Education Centre in Vancouver.
Jensen photographed Tait and his crew, which consisted of his brother Robert (Chip), his cousin Harry Martin (Hammy), his nephew Wayne Young and his eldest son Isaac (Ikey). She also made notes and audio recordings of Tait’s lessons to his crew, most of whom had never worked on such a large project. The photographs and tapes were used in the creation of the book Where the People Gather: Carving a Totem Pole. The project also led to the publication of a children’s version, Carving a Totem Pole and a paperback version titled Totem Pole Carving. The books were published in the early 1990s.
Jensen documented Tait’s next two major commissions: two poles for Capilano Mall in 1986, and a pole for Stanley Park in 1987.
In 1987 Tait adopted Jensen into the Nisga’a Eagle Clan and began to teach her about the responsibilities that came with the honour. The lessons were put into practice in 2001 when Tait asked Vickie to guard the body of a family member that had died.
The series includes photographic records of the creation of the four poles; audio recordings of lessons and interviews with Tait; transcripts of the audio tapes; and notes. The series consists of five sub-series:
A. Native Education Centre (NEC) pole photographs
B. Capilano Mall and Stanley Park poles photographs
C. Misc. photographs
D. Tait family and crew artists’ photographs
E. Audio tapes and transcripts.
File includes one drawing and three photographs of MOA Object ID A50001 which is a totem pole. 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 of MOA Object ID A50013 which is a house frontal totem pole. The contents of this file were used to create object labels for MOA's Great Hall.
File includes one drawing and five photographs of MOA Object ID A50018 and other surrounding totem poles. 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 seven photographs of MOA Object ID A50037 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 one photograph of MOA Object ID A6985 which is a totem pole. The contents of this file were used to create object labels for MOA's Great Hall.
Fonds consists of 21 photographs from the 1978 Bill Reid pole raising ceremony at Skidegate, an event at which Gill was an observer.
Zonder titel
Part of John Mennie fonds
One carving with two figures in proper right foreground, one in background, and one cut-off on proper left edge. These carvings appear to be at a burial site.
Part of John Mennie fonds
Road in immediate foreground. Burial site with totem poles beyond wire fence
Part of John Mennie fonds
Single pole centre as part of a decorated fence. Top figure is a sun.
Part of John Mennie fonds
Item is a photograph of totem poles in the cemetery. The harbour and adjacent buildings also appear. Item is inscribed, "INDIAN CEMETERY. ALERT BAY. B.C."
Part of John Mennie fonds
Item is a glass plate negative of a totem poles and adjacent buildings. Item is labelled, "Indian Village. Alert Bay BC"
Human figure totem pole from Alert Bay, B. C. The figure appears to be wearing a hat and may be a mortuary pole. Photo by E. J. Cooke, published by J. Barnard Photographers, LTD, Victoria, B. C.
View of an unnamed totem pole located at the Namgis Burial Grounds. It features an eagle at the top, which is distinguished by having only one arm.
View of several totem poles in Nimpkish Band Cemetery. Totem on the far right of image is a memorial to Billie Moon, carved by Willie Seaweed and Joe Seaweed in 1931. The pole second from the right, carved by Doug Crammer, Richard Hunt, Bruce Alfred, Donna Ambers, Fish Ambers, and Richer Sumner, is a memorial to Dan Crammer.
Closeup of very tall totem pole also depicted in item a033272. This pole resembles one reputed to be the world's tallest totem pole. Built in the late 1960s, it was raised in 1973. It is attributed to carver Jimmy Dick and stands 173 feet tall. In 2007 the top of this pole was blown off in high winds.
Woman next to thunderbird totem pole
Photograph of a woman posing next to an unidentified totem pole in Alert Bay, BC. The pole features two figures: a human figure on the bottom with outstretched arms, and a thunderbird on top.