Whale masks on display in Montréal
- 132-1-C-A-a040452
- Item
- 1969 or 1970
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Whale masks on display in Montréal for the Musem of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Whale masks on display in Montréal
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Whale masks on display in Montréal for the Musem of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Vincent Massey being shown a Sxwayxwey mask
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Vincent Massey being shown a Sxwayxwey mask at the Museum of Anthropology.
Audrey and Harry Hawthorn at work
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Audrey and Harry Hawthorn working with museum pieces. Audrey is holding a mask made by Willie Seaweed.
Masks in the old museum office
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Masks in what appears to be the office in the Museum of Anthropology's old location in the library basement. The office is clearly being packed up to be moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building.
Bentwood boxes and other items
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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.
Northwest Coast masks in cabinet
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Image of northwest coast masks in visible storage. Includes images of Sxwayxwey masks.
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Display for the museum. Uncertain relation to exhibitions. Single mask.
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Display for an exhibit. Likely for "Tribal Control of the Supernatural." Displays several items including a staff, carved figures, and rattles. A Sxwayxwey mask is visible in the far right corner of the image.
The carving of a NWC mask often the work of a specialist
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Display for the museum. Uncertain relation to exhibitions. Shows two masks one in the process of being carved with tools nearby.
Baskets, masks, and other items
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Display for the exhibit "Canadian Native Handicrafts." Shows baskets, masks, and other items. Many items for this exhibit were loaned by the Canadian Handicrafts Guild.
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Masks on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Parte deMOA General Media collection
Mask on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Parte deMOA General Media collection
Mask on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Parte deMOA General Media collection
Masks on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Headdress and mask on display in Montréal
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A headdress and a mask on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Headdress and mask on display in Montréal
Parte deMOA General Media collection
A headdress and a mask on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Parte deMOA General Media collection
Mask on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Parte deMOA General Media collection
Masks on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Parte deMOA General Media collection
Masks on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Parte deMOA General Media collection
Masks on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".