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Portrait of Theresa Gabriel, Stl'al'lmx of Pemberton Valley. A similar image is printed on page 39 of Carter's book Abundant Rivers, with the caption: "Theresa Gabriel 86 years old. An old timer in the valley, she has watched history unfold around her."

Image of mountains, seen from a valley, labelled by Carter as Mt. Currie.

Portrait of Matilda Jim, resident of the Stl'al'lmx Mount Currie Reserve. She is seen here weaving a basket. A portrait of her is printed on page 43 of Carter's book Abundant Rivers, with the caption: Matilda Jim, 106 years old. One of the village's most active basket makers. She spends her days weaving to meet a constant demand for her wares."

Portrait of Matilda Jim, resident of the Stl'al'lmx Mount Currie Reserve. She is seen here weaving a basket. A portrait of her is printed on page 43 of Carter's book Abundant Rivers, with the caption: Matilda Jim, 106 years old. One of the village's most active basket makers. She spends her days weaving to meet a constant demand for her wares."

Image of an old wooden structure in Pemberton Valley, BC.

Image of Mt. Currie, seen from Pemberton Valley, with old farm structures.

Image of Mt. Currie, seen from Pemberton Valley, with old farm structures.

Image of old wooden buildings in Pemberton Valley, with mountains in the distance.

Image of Mt. Currie or nearby mountains seen from a dirt road in Pemberton Valley. An old building that appears to be abandoned is next to the road.

Image of a dirt road and buildings in Pemberton Valley, on the Mt. Currie reserve.

Portrait of Cornelius Sam, resident of the Mount Currie reserve. A similar portrait of him is printed on page 41 of Carter's book Abundant Rivers, with the caption: "Cornelius Sam, a cheerful humorous fellow."

Image of two unidentified masks, possibly from the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology.

Image of an unidentified copper.

Image of an Bill Reid's bear sculpture, taken at the University of British Columbia. This sculpture is part of MOA's object collection.

Dr. Walter Koerner commissioned Reid to make this sculpture for his personal collection. It was originally commissioned for his backyard garden, but Koerner decided it looked too large for the space so he donated it to UBC. It was installed on the UBC campus in 1963, in the woods near International House. A bronze plaque made for that location reads: Haida Bear by Bill Reid Presented to UBC by Walter C. Koerner 1963. At some point, after the new Museum building was built, the bear was transferred to MOA and moved indoors.

Image of a fest dish in MOA's carving shed. The dish is part of MOA's object collection.

Image of a replica of a feast dish, part of MOA's object collection.

Image of a carved feast dish in the old carving shed at UBC. Dish is now part of MOA's object collection.

Image of totem pole 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.

Image of carving by Bill Reid, 7waasru (Wasgo). The carving was commissioned by the University of British Columbia for display in Totem Park, originally. The sculpture was moved to the Museum of Anthropology in 1978.

Image of a group of unidentified totem poles, possibly at the University of British Columbia.