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Children outside the Museum of Anthroplogy playing with toothpicks. This activity would have been part of a program at the Museum of Anthropology.

Members of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee, Bill Reid (wearing aht) and Wilson Duff, inspecting a house post on Anthony Island. This house post was removed and brought to the Museum of Anthropology.

Totem poles stand near the water on Anthony Island. This photograph was likely taken during an expedition to the island by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee. Based on a similar photograph in this series, this may have been taken by Michael Kew.

Totem pole in situ on Anthony Island. This photograph was likely taken by a member of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.

Bentwood boxes, a feast dish lid, and several masks and headdresses in the Great Hall or at the Crossroads in the Museum of Anthropology. These items may have been placed here temporarily as items were being moved into the new museum space.

Hilary Stewart teaching a workshop at the Museum of Anthropology. The drawing on the white board behind her illustrates kerfs, and how they were used to produce bentwood boxes.

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.

Bentwood boxes on display in the Museum of Anthropology.

Image of a single piece of board with kerfs carved into it. This image may have been from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

Image of a double bentwood box. This image may have been from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

Image of a bentwood box by Charles Edenshaw. This photograph may be from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

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".

Baskets, bentwood dishes, a figure, and a spoon on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".