Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

132-1-A-2005-001-170
Item
1952

Item is a series of two photographs showing the rooftops of houses and a totem pole in the foreground. The pole is known as the Nispiq Pole. It belonged to Chief Simon Walkus, Sr. and tells of the origins of the Wuikinuxv people.

C. MacKay

Traditional singing and storytelling by George Myers Part 1

132-3-B-1-MAN-013
Item
1971

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is the first of eight audio recordings of George Myers of Riske Creek, British Columbia singing in the Chilcotin language, with drum accompaniment. He speaks in English in between songs about his spiritual beliefs and work as a medicine man.

Traditional singing and storytelling by George Myers Part 2

132-3-B-1-MAN-014
Item
1971

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is the second of eight audio recordings of George Myers of Riske Creek, British Columbia singing in the Chilcotin language, with drum accompaniment. He speaks in English in between songs about his spiritual beliefs and work as a medicine man.

Traditional singing and storytelling by George Myers Part 3

132-3-B-1-MAN-042
Item
22 August 1971

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is the third of eight audio recordings of George Myers of Riske Creek, British Columbia singing in the Chilcotin language, with drum accompaniment. He speaks in English in between songs about his spiritual beliefs and work as a medicine man.

Traditional singing and storytelling by George Myers Part 4

132-3-B-1-MAN-025
Item
22 August 1971

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is the fourth of eight audio recordings of George Myers of Rikse Creek, British Columbia singing in the Chilcotin language, with drum accompaniment. He speaks in English in between songs about his spiritual beliefs and work as a medicine man.

Traditional singing and storytelling by George Myers Part 5

132-3-B-1-MAN-026
Item
1971

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is the fifth of eight audio recordings of George Myers of Riske Creek, British Columbia singing in the Chilcotin language, with drum accompaniment. He speaks in English in between songs about his spiritual beliefs and work as a medicine man.

Traditional singing and storytelling by George Myers Part 6

132-3-B-1-MAN-027
Item
1971

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is the sixth of eight audio recordings of George Myers of Riske Creek, British Columbia singing in the Chilcotin language, with drum accompaniment. He speaks in English in between songs about his spiritual beliefs and work as a medicine man.

Traditional singing and storytelling by George Myers Part 7

132-3-B-1-MAN-028
Item
1971

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is the seventh of eight audio recordings of George Myers of Riske Creek, British Columbia singing in the Chilcotin language, with drum accompaniment. He speaks in English in between songs about his spiritual beliefs and work as a medicine man.

Transformation Mask

1-2-X-4 (12.8)-a035942
Item
ca. 2000

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

Image depicts a transformation mask created by artist Stan Wamiss (Kwakwaka'wakw) installed at the Vancouver International Airport.

Transformation masks on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040524
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Transformation masks on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Transformation masks on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040525
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Transformation masks on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Transformation masks and Sxwayxwey masks on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040523
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Transformation masks and Sxwayxwey masks on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Transformation masks and Sxwayxwey masks on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040522
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Transformation masks and Sxwayxwey masks on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Trolling for Salmon on the Denice M.

148-02-a035808
Item
1975 or 1976

Part of Kyuquot: Village by the Sea collection

An image of a drawing by the Kyuquot Elementary School children titled "Trolling for salmon on Denice M".

Two men recovering a house post from SG̱ang Gwaay (Anthony Island)

132-1-C-A-a040290
Item
[1957?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Two men recovering a house post from SG̱ang Gwaay (Anthony Island). This work was part of the "Ninstints Expedition" to recover eleven totem poles from the area.

Two totem poles

94-a034829
Item
1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts two poles standing in an open area. The front pole features a human-like creature on visible portion. The back pole also includes a human figure at the bottom with an owl on top. The figures on the bottom may be crest figures (Leading In or Halfway Out) or a Man of the Wild. Read's note suggests that one of these may be a Pole of Hrkyadet at Kispiox.

Vancouver International Airport Musqueam Welcome Area

1-2-X-4 (12.8)-a035939
Item
1996

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

Image of the Vancouver International Airport Musqueam Welcome Area. The image may have been taken at the opening celebrations.

Victoria B.C. Clams

96-01-01-a039292
Item
[ca. 1860]

Part of Reverend Thomas Crosby fonds

Image is a posed portrait of a woman wearing what appears to be a Coast Salish woven cedar hat and carrying a basket of clams on her back. In the lower righthand corner of the image is a handwritten inscription which reads "Victoria B.C. Clams". Photographer information printed on verso with the inscription "Mrs. R. Maynard, Photographic Artist, And Dealer in all Kinds of PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS. Stereoscopic and Large Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale. Corner of Douglas and Johnson Sts, VICTORIA, B. C."