Totem poles on display in the Museum of Anthropology
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Totem poles on display in the Museum of Anthropology. The pole in the foreground was transferred to UBC from Skedans in 1954. The pole behind it was transferred from Ninstints in 1957.
House posts on display in the Museum of Anthropology
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House posts on display in the Museum of Anthropology. These items were transferred to the Museum from Hope Island in 1956.
Totem poles on display in the Museum of Anthropology
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Totem poles on display in the Museum of Anthropology Great Hall. The items on the viewer's right were transferred from Tanoo in 1954 and the items on the left were transferred from Skedans in 1954.
Children viewing totem poles in the Museum of Anthropology
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Children viewing totem poles in the Museum of Anthropology's Great Hall. These items were transferred to the University of British Columbia from Skedans in 1954.
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A bentwood box and a frog dish on display in the Museum of Anthropology.
Rotunda at the Museum of Anthropology
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The rotunda at the Museum of Anthropology without any items on display.
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A view of the entrance to the Museum of Anthropology with the 'Ksan doors.
Projection screen at the Museum of Anthropology
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A projection screen in visible storage at the Museum of Anthropology showing The Raven and the First Men, by Bill Reid, likely the miniature version of the carving.
Projection screen at the Museum of Anthropology
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A projection screen in visible storage at the Museum of Anthropology showing a pottery piece.
Projection screen at the Museum of Anthropology
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A projection screen in visible storage at the Museum of Anthropology showing a pottery piece.
Display cases in the Museum of Anthropology
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Display cases in the Museum of Anthropology; possibly in visible storage.
A museum visitor in visible storage
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A museum visitor perusing the catalogue in visible storage at the Museum of Anthropology. This photograph was taken to promote the museum.
Madeline Rowan and museum staff in visible storage
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Museum staff in visible storage. From viewer's left: Marjorie Halpin, Madeline Rowan, Elvie Whittaker.
House post on display in the Museum of Anthropology
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A house post on display in the Museum of Anthropology.
Detail of a house post on display in the Museum of Anthropology
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Detail of a house post on display in the Museum of Anthropology.
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View of the Great Hall in the Museum of Anthropology. Several house posts and totem poles are visible.
View of the Great Hall from the O'Brian Gallery
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View of the Great Hall from the O'Brian Gallery in the Museum of Anthropology. A carving of an ancestor figure is visible on the viewer's right and a model totem pole on the viewer's left.
Items on display in the Museum of Anthropology
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Items on display in the Museum of Anthropology; possibly in the location of what is now the O'Brian Gallery.
The Great Hall under construction
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View of the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology while it was still under construction.
Workers prepare a totem pole to be lifted
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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.