Mungo Martin restoring a totem pole originally carved by Charlie James. The pole later stood in Totem Park at UBC before being moved to the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.
Mungo Martin restoring a totem pole originally carved by Charlie James. The pole later stood in Totem Park at UBC before being moved to the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.
Mungo Martin restoring a totem pole originally carved by Charlie James. The pole later stood in Totem Park at UBC before being moved to the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.
Originally carved by Mungo Martin in 1902 (Alert Bay). Refurbished by Mungo Martin in 1949. Erected in UBC Totem Park and moved to MOA Great Hall c. 1976.
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.
File consists of handwritten notes, photocopies, and photographic prints provided by other institutions of various items that may be currently or previously located in MOA's Great Hall. Many of the prints are annotated with handwritten, stamped, or typed information about the contents of the images or their original repositories. The contents of this file were used to create object labels for MOA's Great Hall.
A painting of Dzunuk'wa by Mungo Martin with annotations in the top-left corner. 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.
A drawing of a Thunderbird and a Killer Whale by Mungo Martin with annotations to the left of the animals. 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.
Detail of a totem pole standing in Totem Park. This pole was carved by Mungo Martin and later restored by him at the University of British Columbia in 1950-51. It stood in Totem Park until it was moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building in 1975.
Item consists of a recording of Mungo Martin singing Chinook Jargon songs. Recorded in Vancouver, B.C. by Wayne Suttles. Narration by Dan Cranmer and others.
Charlie James' totem pole after restoration work by Mungo Martin. It is likely standing in Totem Park at UBC in this photograph. It was later moved to the Great Hall in the Museum of Anthropology.
Item is a sound recording of an unidentified narrator providing the voice-over for an unidentified documentary. The narrator describes the techniques used by Mungo Martin as he provides a carving demonstration and also the acquisition by UBC of totem poles for Totem Park. The narrator also discusses the tools used by Mungo Martin, his methodology and symbolism used in his carvings. Mungo Martin does not speak during the recording.
Item is a sound recording of Audrey Hawthorn discussing the work of Mungo Martin as he provides a carving demonstration. Mungo Martin does not speak during the recording. Audrey Hawthorn provides a brief biography of Mungo Martin, a description of his work carving the totem poles that stand at UBC’s totem park, the tools he uses, his design process and lastly describes the the intricate steps required to create Kwakiutl wood carvings.