- 25-02-04-a037631
- Item
- August 1967
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Aerial view of Haida Gwaii, with water, mountains and some small islands visible.
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Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Aerial view of Haida Gwaii, with water, mountains and some small islands visible.
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Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Aerial view showing some of the Haida Gwaii coastline.
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Anthony Island inlet, with village site in background
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Anthony Island (Ninstins) beach
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a rocky beach and forested land across the water.
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Anthony Island (Ninstins) beach
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
View looking out across the water (from Anthony Island?).
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Anthony Island (Ninstins) beach and view across water
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
View looking out across the water (from Anthony Island?).
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Anthony Island (Ninstins) fawn
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a fawn in a grassy area (on Anthony Island?).
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Anthony Island (Ninstins) possible resident
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Portrait of a man standing outside a wooden shack located in a forest (on Anthony Island?). A large tree is behind him. Various tools and other objects are scattered across the area near the shack.
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Anthony Island (Ninstins) totems
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of an old totem pole, now beginning to fall down and decay, on Anthony Island.
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Anthony Island (Ninstins) view from water
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
View from a boat on the water, possibly looking toward Anthony Island.
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Part of Anthony Carter fonds
View looking down into a forested area and what appears to be the remains of wooden structure beams or totem poles.
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Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a totem pole on Anthony Island. A picture of this pole is printed on page 115 of the book This is Haida, with the caption: "One of the largest poles on the Island. The frog was quite common in the designs of the Anthony Island carvers."
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Part of MOA General Media collection
Totem poles on Anthony Island being prepared for transportation by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee. The pole on the viewer's left is currently held in the Museum of Anthropology.
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of totem poles still standing on Anthony Island.
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[Back of photograph of Ninstints expedition]
The back of a photograph of Wilson Duff, Harry Hawthorn, Bill Reid and John Smyly under a shelter on Skunnggwaii llanas (Anthony Island). The image was taken during the Ninstints expedition to retrieve 11 totem poles from the area. Back of item #a035183-1.
Bear, wolf and frog totem pole, Anthony Island
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Image of a totem pole on Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii. This appears to be a pole now housed at the Museum of Anthropology (museum item #A50018). This museum item is described as follows: "Base section of a wooden pole, crescent-shaped in cross section and carved in shallow and deep relief. From the top down: a large seated bear with a small wolf between and in its ears and a downward facing frog emerging from the bear’s mouth. In between its arms and legs is a downward facing wolf... Stood outside at the center of the Mountain House, which belonged to the lineage of 'Those Born in the Southern Part of the Islands' of the Eagle Moiety of the Kunghit Haida. Stood near the centre of the village facing the beach along a small bay on the east side of Anthony Island. Island and village also called Skunggwai, or Red Cod Island."
Bear, wolf, and frog totem pole, Anthony Island
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Image of a totem pole on Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii. This appears to be a pole now housed at the Museum of Anthropology (museum item #A50018). This museum item is described as follows: "Base section of a wooden pole, crescent-shaped in cross section and carved in shallow and deep relief. From the top down: a large seated bear with a small wolf between and in its ears and a downward facing frog emerging from the bear’s mouth. In between its arms and legs is a downward facing wolf... Stood outside at the center of the Mountain House, which belonged to the lineage of 'Those Born in the Southern Part of the Islands' of the Eagle Moiety of the Kunghit Haida. Stood near the centre of the village facing the beach along a small bay on the east side of Anthony Island. Island and village also called Skunggwai, or Red Cod Island."
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Image of a section of a totem pole, featuring a beaver, on Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii. This appears to be a pole now housed at the Museum of Anthropology (museum item #A50013). This museum item has the following description: "Base section of a wooden totem pole, crescent shaped in cross section and carved in shallow and deep relief. Depicted is a seated beaver with one potlatch ring between erect ears; protruding upper incisors; raised forepaws and hind paws grasping chewing sticks. Below its rectangular shaped crosshatched tail is a human face with large circular eyes. Traces of blue in eye sockets and around nostrils... Beaver was one of crests owned by the lineage of Chief Ninstints (Tom Price), 'Those Born Up the Inlet', of the Eagle moiety... Remainder of pole, except top figure, burned when the village was burned in 1892 by the Koskimo and the crew of a sealing schooner. ."
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Image of a section of a totem pole, featuring a beaver, on Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii. This appears to be a pole now housed at the Museum of Anthropology (museum item #A50013). This museum item has the following description: "Base section of a wooden totem pole, crescent shaped in cross section and carved in shallow and deep relief. Depicted is a seated beaver with one potlatch ring between erect ears; protruding upper incisors; raised forepaws and hind paws grasping chewing sticks. Below its rectangular shaped crosshatched tail is a human face with large circular eyes. Traces of blue in eye sockets and around nostrils... Beaver was one of crests owned by the lineage of Chief Ninstints (Tom Price), 'Those Born Up the Inlet', of the Eagle moiety... Remainder of pole, except top figure, burned when the village was burned in 1892 by the Koskimo and the crew of a sealing schooner. ."
Betty Wilson, Haida & Bella Bella [Heiltsuk]
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Portrait of a woman identified as Betty Wilson at Haida or Bella Bella, BC
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