- 1-5-2 (27.2)-a035183-1
- Item
- 1957
Image 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.
Image 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.
Parte deMOA General Media collection
Mortuary poles at SGang Gwaay photographed by Charles F. Newcombe.
Bear, wolf, and frog totem pole, Anthony Island
Parte deHarry 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."
Totem pole lying on the ground
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Totem pole lying on the ground. This photograph was likely taken by a member of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee on an expedition to Anthony Island or Hope Island.
House frontal totem pole on Anthony Island
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House frontal totem pole on Anthony Island. This pole was being collected by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
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Totem pole in situ being lowered by two men before being moved to the University of British Columiba by the Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
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Anthony Island (Ninstins) beach
Parte deAnthony Carter fonds
Image of a rocky beach and forested land across the water.
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Anthony Island (Ninstins) beach and view across water
Parte deAnthony Carter fonds
View looking out across the water (from Anthony Island?).
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Anthony Island (Ninstins) beach
Parte deAnthony Carter fonds
View looking out across the water (from Anthony Island?).
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Parte deAnthony 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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Haida mortuary poles at SGang Gwaay Llanagaay
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Series of Haida Mortuary poles from SGang Gwaay photographed by Charles F. Newcombe in 1901. The third pole from the left was taken down in 1957 and held at the University of British Columbia and the Museum of Anthropology. In 2009 it was taken down from the Great Hall in the Museum of Anthropology and placed into massive carving storage in preparation for repatriation to the Haida nation.
Parte deHarry 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. ."
Totem pole or house post, Anthony Island
Parte deHarry B. Hawthorn fonds
Parte deHarry B. Hawthorn fonds
Parte deHarry B. Hawthorn fonds
Village remains in forest, Anthony Island
Parte deHarry B. Hawthorn fonds
Anthony Island inlet, with village site in background
Parte deHarry B. Hawthorn fonds
Handwritten note about Anthony Island slides
Parte deHarry B. Hawthorn fonds
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Photograph from inside an old longhouse of which only the frame remains. This photograph was likely taken on Anthony Island during a trip to the island by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation committee.