Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

(Replica) Kwakiutl housepost #5, Thunderbird Park, Victoria, B.C.

134-a040083c
Item
9 Aug. 1972

49-1
Series
1973 - 2010

The series consists primarily of material accumulated and/or created by Gillian Darling Kovanic during her travels abroad, both as a student of anthropology and a filmmaker. This series includes field research conducted by Kovanic with the Kalash in Pakistan, the Kom/Kati tribes in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Orissa in India, the Haida on the Queen Charlotte Islands [Haida Gwaii], British Columbia and the Kwakwaka’wakw in Alert Bay, British Columbia. Much of her fieldwork is made up of a study of the languages and cultural practices of the people being studied.

Included in the series are eleven field notebooks, a handwritten Kalash’a dictionary, a notebook containing information on the ethnographic materials collected by Darling, which now reside with the Royal Ontario Museum, and approximately 4502 photographs, including slides, negatives, prints and digital photos. Also included are a number of academic and popular articles collected by Kovanic, which compliment her field research, including a unique, handwritten article by Wazir Ali Shah, secretary to the last ruler of Chital, Mehtar, in 1977, which was written after the original manuscript was lost. The series also contains published material, comprised of a teaching kit titled “Kalash Bread-making: From Field to Feast” and the Wakhi Language Book by Haqiqat Ali.

Gillian Darling Kovanic

Research and Publications Records

115-03
Series
1955 - 1982

Part of Audrey Hawthorn fonds (private records)

Series consists primarily of records relating to the publication of Art of the Kwakiutl Indians (first published 1967), including correspondence with various publishing houses, reviews of the book, research notes, copies and revisions of the book, bibliographies, appendices and documents relating to the photographs used in Art of the Kwakiutl Indians. The series also contains several drafts of A Labour of Love (first published 1993), book reviews written by A. Hawthorn about other authors' works, research materials for other publications and exhibits at MoA, and three folders entitled Kwakiutl Ceremonial Art, Museum of Anthropology U.B.C. Vol. 1-3 (may have been intended as a catalogue of MoA holdings).

The series has been divided into the following subseries:
A. Art of the Kwakiutl Indians
B. Kwakiutl Ceremonial Art
C. A Labour of Love
D. Exhibits and Other Research

Audrey Hawthorn

Resting on a log

92-4-a034659
Item
[ca. 1964-1966]

Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts four adults, wearing western clothing and regalia, resting on a log next to a parked car.

Rev. Alfred James Hall and Church Army Members

138-03-02-18
Item
[ca. 1895]

Part of Paddling to Where I Stand collection

Image of seven people standing on the stairs of a building. One of them is holding a banner.
Handwritten annotations on back "James Sewid", "Rev. Alfred James Hall and Church Army Members circa 1895", "Page 51"
Item was originally numbered by creator with number 124.

Reverend Smith Stanley Osterhout fonds

89
Fonds
[1870-1911]

Fonds consists of 45 glass-plate lantern slides featuring scenes from Osterhout's work with B.C. First Nations, including Haida, Tsimshian and Kwakwaka'wakw. Images document First Nations individuals, communities, totem poles and landscapes of British Columbia.

Smith Stanley Osterhout

Roy Hanuse carving a mask

132-1-C-A-a040359
Item
1971

Part of MOA General Media collection

Roy Hanuse carving what appears to be a Dzunukwa mask.

Roy Hanuse painting a panel

132-1-C-A-a040358
Item
1971

Part of MOA General Media collection

Roy Hanuse Painting a panel in what appears to be the old Museum of Anthropology location in the basement of the library.

Rudy Kovach and Anthony Carter in the Great Hall

132-1-C-A-a040651
Item
1976

Part of MOA General Media collection

Two men, possibly Rudy Kovach and Anthony Carter, stand near a house frontal totem pole newly installed in the Museum of Anthropology.

Rudy Kovach and Anthony Carter in the Great Hall

132-1-C-A-a040650
Item
1976

Part of MOA General Media collection

Two men, possibly Rudy Kovach and Anthony Carter, stand near a house frontal totem pole newly installed in the Museum of Anthropology.

Salmon barbecue

92-4-a034605
Item
[ca. 1964-1966]

Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts several adults standing outside, at a salmon barbecue. One woman wears an apron and salmon is visible behind the people.

Sam Weber with mask, Kingcome

25-03-13-a038224
Item
[1973]

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of Kingcome resident holding a mask carved by the late chief Willie Seaweed of Blunden Harbour. A colour version of this image is printed on page 49 of Carter's book From History's Locker.

Anthony Carter

Scaffolding surrounds a totem pole

132-1-C-C-a041513
Item
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Scaffolding surrounds a totem pole standing in Totem Park in preparation for moving it to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was carved by Mungo Martin and later restored by him at the University of British Columbia in 1950-51. It stood in Totem Park until it was moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building in 1975.

Scaffolding surrounds a totem pole

132-1-C-C-a041441
Item
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A scaffold surrounds a totem pole in preparation for moving it from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology. This pole was carved by George Hunt Sr. The pole is now part of the museum's collection.
This pole was originally carved for the Edward S. Curtis film "In the Land of the War Canoes" which was originally titled "In the Land of the Head Hunters." The pole was repaired and re-painted by carvers Ellen Neel in 1949 and Mungo Martin in 1950-51. It stood at Totem Park, UBC Campus until it was re-located to the Museum's Great Hall in 1976.

Scaffolding surrounds a totem pole

132-1-C-C-a041478
Item
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Scaffolding surrounds a totem pole standing in Totem Park in preparation for moving it to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was carved by Mungo Martin and later restored by him at the University of British Columbia in 1950-51. It stood in Totem Park until it was moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building in 1975.

Scaffolding surrounds a totem pole

132-1-C-C-a041442
Item
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A scaffold surrounds a totem pole in preparation for moving it from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology. This pole was carved by George Hunt Sr. The pole is now part of the museum's collection.
This pole was originally carved for the Edward S. Curtis film "In the Land of the War Canoes" which was originally titled "In the Land of the Head Hunters." The pole was repaired and re-painted by carvers Ellen Neel in 1949 and Mungo Martin in 1950-51. It stood at Totem Park, UBC Campus until it was re-located to the Museum's Great Hall in 1976.

Scaffolding surrounds two totem poles

132-1-C-C-a041477
Item
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Scaffolding surrounds two totem poles in totem park in preparation for moving them from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. The pole on the viewer's right was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin. The pole on the viewer's left was carved by Mungo Martin and later restored by him in 1950-51. Both poles stood in Totem Park from 1951 until they were moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building in 1975.