A Rattling Under Glass, performance in the Great Hall
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Archer Mayling and Monique Mojica perform in "A Rattling Under Glass", an interpretive program for school groups visiting the museum adapted from a potlatch story
A Rattling Under Glass, performance in the Great Hall
Archer Mayling and Monique Mojica perform in "A Rattling Under Glass", an interpretive program for school groups visiting the museum adapted from a potlatch story
A road with houses and people walking
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing buildings along a road, with people walking and rickshaws and carts parked on it. Utility poles and cherry trees appear throughout
A saddle on display at the Vancouver Centennial Museum
Part of MOA General Media collection
A saddle on display at the Vancouver Centennial Museum. This display was installed by the Museum of Anthropology as the opening exhibition of the Vancouver Centennial Museum.
A scaffolding surrounds a totem pole
Part of MOA General Media collection
A scaffolding surrounds a totem pole that is being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. Staff wrap the pole in padding while a crowd of onlookers watches. The totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and was later restored by Mungo Martin.
A scaffolding surrounds a totem pole
Part of MOA General Media collection
A scaffolding surrounds a totem pole that is being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. The totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and was later restored by Mungo Martin.
A scaffolding surrounds a totem pole
Part of MOA General Media collection
A scaffolding surrounds a totem pole that is being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. Staff wrap the pole in padding while a crowd of onlookers watches. The totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and was later restored by Mungo Martin.
A scaffolding surrounds a totem pole
Part of MOA General Media collection
A scaffolding surrounds a totem pole that is being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. Staff wrap the pole in padding. The totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and was later restored by Mungo Martin.
A sculpture of an Inuit man playing the drum
Part of MOA General Media collection
A soap stone and caribou bone sculpture of an Inuit man playing the drum.
A single item can lead to far-reaching changes
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for the exhibit "The Trader and Tribal Crafts." Shows a musket, a drawing, and several write-ups.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Boards stacked up for the reassembly of the mortuary house and Haida house.
A Stoney Nakoda First nation Encampment.
Part of A.A. Kingscote Collection
Postcard depicts several people and horses standing outside a collection of tipis, with one person sitting on horseback. Verso of the postcard indicates that the publisher is "The Valentine & Sons United Publishing Co. Limited."
Part of MOA General Media collection
A student, possibly Gillian Darling, doing research in what appears to be the Museum of Anthropology's old location in the library basement.
A teapot, bowl, and other items on display at the Vancouver Centennial Museum
Part of MOA General Media collection
A teapot, bowl, and other items related to "overseas immigrants" on display at the Vancouver Centennial Museum. This display was installed by the Museum of Anthropology as the opening exhibition of the Vancouver Centennial Museum.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Image of a Thunderbird house post originally from Kingcome Inlet, but standing in Stanley Park when this photograph was taken.
A Tightly Woven Basket Held Liquids and Could be Used for Cooking
Part of MOA General Media collection
Panel from the exhibit "North American Indian Basketry and Technology." Map of North American with highlighted regions of basket production. Many items for this exhibit were borrowed from the University of Washington to supplement the museum's collection.
A totem pole being lifted by a crane
Part of MOA General Media collection
A totem pole hanging horizontal from a crane as it is in the process of being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was carved by Mungo Martin and later restored by him at the University of British Columbia in 1950-51. It stood in Totem Park until it was moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building in 1975.
A totem pole being lifted by a crane
Part of MOA General Media collection
A totem pole being lifted by a crane to move it from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.
A totem pole being lifted by a crane
Part of MOA General Media collection
A totem pole being lifted by a crane to move it from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.
A totem pole being lifted by a crane
Part of MOA General Media collection
A totem pole being lifted by a crane to be placed in the new Museum of Anthropology building. It was being moved from Totem Park. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.
A totem pole being lifted by a crane
Part of MOA General Media collection
A totem pole being lifted by a crane to be placed in the new Museum of Anthropology building. It was being moved from Totem Park. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.