Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology
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Part of MOA General Media collection
Totem poles in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
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Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology
Part of MOA General Media collection
Totem poles in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
Grizzly Bear Pole at T'aanuu Llnagaay
Part of MOA General Media collection
Men preparing to lower the grizzly bear pole at T'aanuu Llnagaay. The pole was removed by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee and cut into four sections. It has since been displayed at UBC and at the Museum of Anthropology in these four sections.
Grizzly bear pole of Skedans (copy by William Jeffrey), City Hall, Prince Rupert, B.C.
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
Group portrait of men, women and children with a priest
Part of Fred Ryckman fonds
This large group portrait includes men, women and children in both native and western dress. A priest stands on the far right of the image copy; structures and a totem pole stand in the distance.
Fred Ryckman
Gwayasdums (Gilford Island): mountain with totem pole in foreground
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the upper part of an old totem pole at Kingcome Inlet.
Anthony Carter
Gwayasdums (Gilford Island): totem pole
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a totem pole by Gilford Island carver Sam Johnson. The pole depicts the Eagle and "Tzonqua." A picture of Johnson with this pole is printed on page 54 of Carter's book From History's Locker.
Anthony Carter
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of old totem poles or carved posts in the village of Gwayasdums on Gilford Island, BC.
Anthony Carter
File consists of photographic prints depicting Haida cultural objects from other institutions. 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 Object ID A50000 a, b, c, & d; A50001; A50002 a, b, & c; A50012; A50013; A50014 a & b; A50015 a & b; A50017; A50018; A50021; and A50045 in MOA's Great Hall.
File mainly contains historical images of Haida and Tlingit villages and totem poles located on the Northwest Coast of British Columbia and Alaska. There are also images of Haida and Tlingit peoples dressed in regalia. Other photos include images of Haida and Tlingit artifacts, such as bentwood boxes and carvings, housed in various museums around the world. There are also images of a modern day ceremony in front of some totem poles and long houses. The textual records include photocopies of images of totem poles and Haida and Tlingit villages.
Haida mortuary poles at SGang Gwaay Llanagaay
Part of MOA General Media collection
Series of Haida Mortuary poles from SGang Gwaay photographed by Charles F. Newcombe in 1901. The third pole from the left was taken down in 1957 and held at the University of British Columbia and the Museum of Anthropology. In 2009 it was taken down from the Great Hall in the Museum of Anthropology and placed into massive carving storage in preparation for repatriation to the Haida nation.
Haida mortuary poles at SGang Gwaay Llanagaay
Part of MOA General Media collection
Series of Haida Mortuary poles from SGang Gwaay photographed by Charles F. Newcombe in 1901. The third pole from the left was taken down in 1957 and held at the University of British Columbia and the Museum of Anthropology. In 2009 it was taken down from the Great Hall in the Museum of Anthropology and placed into massive carving storage in preparation for repatriation to the Haida nation.
File mainly contains historical images of the Heiltsuk, Nuxalk, and Wuikinuxv First Nations. These images depict village life, architecture and house posts, and regalia. The file contains images of a group of Nuxalk who traveled to Berlin to perform there. Images that are not historical depict a ceremony happening in the Great Hall at UBC MOA, unidentified artists working on a set of drawings, and what appears to be the Acwsalcta High School in Bella Coola. Non textual records include photocopies of photographs, and photocopies of museum catalogue cards.
Henry Hunt totem, Legislature Park, Wpg.
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
Henry Hunt totem, Legislature Park, Wpg.
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
Henry Hunt, Kwak pole, Montreal
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Image of a totem pole in Montreal, carved by Henry Hunt. This is likely one of the poles that he carved for Expo 67. The pole is seen at night, lit up from below.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC. Henry Speck smiles in foreground and two other carvers can be seen behind him.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed, in Alert Bay, BC. Three people, including Henry Speck, can be seen working on the posts.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC. Four people, including Henry Speck, can be seen working on the poles. A child is watching.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Photograph of Henry Speck carving a house posts for a Bighouse in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC.
Hope Island, Humchitt posts rear
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Image of two old house posts on Hope Island, BC. The post on the right appears to be the same as a post now housed at the Museum of Anthropology, that was collected from Hope Island in 1956. Both posts feature a human figure with large eyes. On one post, the figure is holding a small face near its waist. On the other post, the figure is holding what appears to be an animal of some kind. The Museum of Anthropology's website provides the following description of the posts: "The posts of the unfinished house of Ha'm'cit were carved by a man from Smith Inlet called Si.wit who moved to Xu'mtaspi and married Tom Omhyid's mother. Ha'm'cit died before the house was finished. (Information provided to Prof. Wilson Duff by Mungo Martin). The artist's potlatch name was P'aczsmaxw. Wayne Suttles places the Xu'mtaspi village as Nahwitti, in historic times, however it was occupied jointly by the Nahwitti, the Yalhinuxw, and the Noqemqilisala (of Hanson Lagoon)."