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A man standing next to a totem pole. The caption for this slide suggests that it was taken in the community of Kispiox.

Man standing near the Haida House. The totem pole pictured here is now housed inside the Museum of Anthropology.

Items from the Museum of Anthropology including spoons, hats, blankets, dishes, and model totem poles on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Items from the Museum of Anthropology including house posts, feast dishes, a bentwood box, and model totem poles, on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Items from the Museum of Anthropology including spoons, hats, blankets, dishes, and model totem poles on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Items from the Museum of Anthropology including spoons, hats, blankets, dishes, and model totem poles on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

View of the Interior of the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.

View of the Interior of the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.

Images of totem poles in situ, possibly from a display at the Museum of Anthropology. At least one of these is currently in the museum's collection and other notes on the collection suggest the other two are as well.

View of several house posts and a house frontal totem pole in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.

An image of two Kwakwaka'wakw house posts with house frames at UBC. These items are currently part of the Museum of Anthropology's collection.

Image of several house frontal totem poles at Ninstints on Anthony Island. The totem pole in the foreground is recognizable as one that was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology in 1954. While the others likely were as well, they are more difficult to identify.

House frontal totem pole in situ at Oweekeno. This pole was removed by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee and now stands in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.

House frontal totem pole in situ at Oweekeno. This pole was removed by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee and now stands in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.

House frontal totem pole in situ at Oweekeno. This pole was removed by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee and now stands in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.

House frontal totem pole being lowered on Tanu Island in 1954. This pole was cut into four sections and is displayed in these sections at the Museum of Anthropology.

Four house front totem poles stand in a meridian, likely at the University of British Columbia. These were largely recovered from Ninstints in 1957. A diving board in the background, as well as the buildings, suggest the photograph was taken on University Boulevard, west of the intersection with Wesbrook Mall.

Four house front totem poles stand in a meridian, likely at the University of British Columbia. These were largely recovered from Ninstints in 1957. The building behind the poles on the viewer's left appears to be the War Memorial Gym, indicating that the photograph was likely taken on University Boulevard west of the intersection with Wesbrook Mall.

Three house front totem poles stand in a meridian, likely at the University of British Columbia. These were largely recovered from Ninstints in 1957. A diving board in the background, suggest the photograph was taken on University Boulevard, west of the intersection with Wesbrook Mall.

A house front and totem pole said to be at Bella Coola. This image may be from a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.