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Image of coil basketry being worked. This photograph may be from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

Image of a northwest coast cedar bark shredder being used. These were used to soften cedar bark before weaving it. This photograph may have been taken from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

Image of a sample of Northwest coast cedar bark weaving. This photograph may have been taken from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

Mungo Martin painting of Dzunuk'wa in the water with an Octopus. Mungo Martin produced this image while convalescing in St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver as he had fallen ill while restoring totem poles at UBC.

Image of a woman weaving in her home while another woman watches.

Image of Moon Mask Dancers painting by Chief Henry Speck.

Items on display in the Museum of Anthropology; possibly in the location of what is now the O'Brian Gallery.

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".

Image of a corner of a box, sewn where a kerf was used to bend a plank of wood into a corner. This image may have been from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

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

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.

Illustration of the use of kerfs in order to bend wood. This image may have been from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

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.

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.

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. She is holding a corner section of bentwood, illustrating how the corner was stitched together after being bent.

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.