Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

House post and bentwood boxes in the Museum of Anthropology

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1976?

A house post and several bentwood boxes along the ramp of the Museum of Anthropology. The house post was transferred from Ninstints to the University of British Columbia in 1957.

House post

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1952

Part of MOA General Media collection

Image of a house post in the house of Thomas Hailhemas on Kitit Island.

C. MacKay

House panel and figures in the Museum of Anthropology

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Item
1976?

Part of MOA General Media collection

House board (Tsimalano) and grave figures on display in the approach to the Great Hall in the Museum of Anthropology. This photograph was likely taken shortly after items were moved into the new location for the museum.

House frontal totem poles in situ

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[1947?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

House frontal totem poles in situ near Fort Rupert. These were removed and stood in Totem Park at U.B.C. for several years before they were transferred to the new Museum of Anthropology.

House frontal totem pole on Anthony Island

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[1957?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

House frontal totem pole on Anthony Island. This pole was being collected by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.

House frontal totem pole

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1956?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A house frontal totem pole said to be from Oweekeno. This appears to be the totem pole that was taken from Rivers Inlet to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956, as part of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.

House frames and house post at UBC

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1953

Part of MOA General Media collection

Photograph of house frames and a house post from UBC.

Harry Hawthorn and an unidentified man

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[ca. 1948]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Harry Hawthorn and an unidentified man holding a house post figure. This photograph was likely taken around the time the object was acquired, in 1948.

Grizzly Bear House posts

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[1956?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Grizzly Bear House posts in situ on Gilford Island. These were later removed and taken to the University of British Columbia. They are currently housed at the Museum of Anthropology.

Grizzly Bear House posts

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[1956?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Grizzly Bear House posts in situ on Gilford Island. These were later removed and taken to the University of British Columbia. They are currently housed at the Museum of Anthropology.

Grizzly Bear House posts

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Item
[1956?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Grizzly Bear House posts in situ on Gilford Island. These were later removed and taken to the University of British Columbia. They are currently housed at the Museum of Anthropology.

Grizzly Bear House posts

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Item
[1956?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Grizzly Bear House posts in situ on Gilford Island. These were later removed and taken to the University of British Columbia. They are currently housed at the Museum of Anthropology.

Foyer of the Museum of Anthropology

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[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Bear house post sculptures in the foyer at the Museum of Anthropology.

Foyer of the Museum of Anthropology

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[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Foyer at the Museum of Anthropology looking down the ramp.

Entrance to Gallery 3

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[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

The entrance to Gallery 3 (now the O'Brian Gallery) from the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology. House posts and totem poles are also visible.

Drawing of the Tsimalano house board

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[19--]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Drawing of the Tsimalano house board, which is held in the Museum of Anthropology.

Drawing of house posts and frames

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[19--?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Drawing of house posts and a house frame said to be from Cape Mudge. This image may have been used in a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.