Workers outside the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology prepare a totem pole to be lifted into the Great Hall as part of its move to the museum from Totem Park.
The Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology with large sections of windows not in place. This photograph would have pre-dated the totem poles being moved into the hall, as the windows were not put in place to allow the poles to be lifted into the hall.
Staff on a scaffolding lift a totem pole into position in the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology as part of its move from Totem Park to the museum.
This photograph, originally taken by William or Jean Halliday, shows a display of items to be given away at a potlatch in Alert Bay. The caption for the slide gives the date as 1910 but the BC Archives lists the date for this photograph as between 1897 and 1933. This photograph is housed at the BC Archives, #H-03976.
Painting of a Northwest Coast village. The caption for this slide says "Milwaukee," possibly indicating that this photograph was taken in the Milkwaukee Public Museum.
Photograph of people fishing from boats. They may be spear fishing or dip netting. A possible caption for this photograph says "Fishing (Athabascan)." It is difficult to discern if the canoes are of Coast Salish or Athabascan design.
Image of fish and what appears to be seaweed drying. The slide label appears to describe the people as Athabascan but this is uncertain. This image may be from a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.
Image of fish and what appears to be seaweed drying. The slide label appears to describe the people as Athabascan but this is uncertain. This image may be from a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.
Drawing of house posts and a house frame said to be from Cape Mudge. This image may have been used in a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.
A house frontal totem pole said to be from Oweekeno. This appears to be the totem pole that was taken from Rivers Inlet to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956, as part of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
Image of several house frontal totem poles at Ninstints on Anthony Island. The totem pole in the foreground is recognizable as one that was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology in 1954. While the others likely were as well, they are more difficult to identify.
Photograph of an adze being used to carve a section of a pole. This photograph appears to have been taken in the Museum of Anthropology's old location in the library basement.
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.
Leather templates, used to trace consistent shapes on carvings and paintings. This photograph may be from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.
