A Kwakwaka'wakw house post and a feast dish from the Museum of Anthropology on display for the Northwest coast exhibit of "Man and His World" in Montréal.
Image of a carving called Kats and she-grisly, in a display case. According to a description in the book Monuemt sof Cedar, by Edward Keithahn, this sculpture "formely stood above the entrance of the Brown Bear House (Hoothc Hit) in Yakutat. Whenever a Potlatch was to be held in this house, the crest would be displayed out-of-doors above the doorway." (p. 15).
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".
Image of interior house posts in an abandoned settlement. These appear to be the house posts that were transported from Hope Island to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956.
Image of interior house posts in an abandoned settlement. These appear to be the house posts that were transported from Hope Island to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956.
Image of a bear shaped interior house post. This appears to be a house post that was transferred from Hope Island to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956.
Image of a bear shaped interior house post. This appears to be a house post that was transferred from Hope Island to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956.
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