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Items on display in Montréal

Items from the Museum of Anthropology including spoons, hats, blankets, dishes, and model totem poles on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Items on display in Montréal

Items from the Museum of Anthropology including spoons, hats, blankets, dishes, and model totem poles on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Interview with Bill Reid about Celebration of the Raven Part 1

Item is the first of a three part sound recording of an interview with Bill Reid about the origins of his carving The Raven and the First Men, located at MOA. The interviewer is unknown. During the interview Bill Reid discusses how the sculpture was the result of a highly collaborative process involving other artists, his impression of the location of the carving in MOA, and his working relationship with Walter C. Koerner who commissioned the sculpture. He lastly discusses his representation and interpretation of the Haida legend that the carving is based on. This recording is part of Celebration of the Raven which documented the creation of the Raven and the First Men Sculpture, its relocation to the Museum of Anthropology, and the unveiling by the Prince of Wales in 1982.

Image of sewn corners of boxes

Image of a corner of a box, sewn where a kerf was used to bend a plank of wood into a corner. This image may have been from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

Image of a board with kerfs

Image of a single piece of board with kerfs carved into it. This image may have been from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

Illustration of use of kerfs

Illustration of the use of kerfs in order to bend wood. This image may have been from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

Hilary Stewart teaching a workshop

Hilary Stewart teaching a workshop at the Museum of Anthropology. The drawing on the white board behind her illustrates kerfs, and how they were used to produce bentwood boxes. She is holding a corner section of bentwood, illustrating how the corner was stitched together after being bent.

Henry Hunt & mask

Image of a person standing by part of a totem pole with tools. Another person is standing on the side

Anthony Carter

Heiltsuk/Nuxalk/Oweekeno

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.

Head carving

Image depicts a cedar carving of a head. The photo depicts the right side of the carving.

Hands of our ancestors

Subseries contains images used in a a publication titled Hands of Our Ancestors: The Revival of Salish Weaving at Musqueam written by Elizabeth Johnson and Kathryn Bernick as well as the publication itself. This publication is part of the Museum Notes program at the Museum of Anthropology.

File 1 - 3: [Photographs ]
File 4: [Transparencies, negatives]
File 5:[Book]
File 6: [Draft of book]
File 7: [Photographs]

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