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Staff wrapping a totem pole in padding
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Workers stand on a scaffold to wrap a totem pole in padding to prepare it for being moved from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.
A totem pole hangs from a crane
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A totem pole hangs from a crane as it is being moved form its original position to Totem Park to its new home in the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin before being placed in Totem Park.
House post figures on display in the Museum of Anthropology
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House post figures on display in the Museum of Anthropology, looking towards Gallery 3, which is now the O'Brian Gallery.
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Image of a Chilkat blanket from Fort Rupert by Mary Ebbets Hunt.
Detail of the barb from a harpoon head
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Detail of a decorated barb from a harpoon head.
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Two Nuu-chah-nulth wolf headdresses. These were used as temporary grave parkers to indicate a memorial potlatch was being planned.
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A wolf headdress. These were used as temporary grave markers to indicate a memorial potlatch was being planned.
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Display of weaving techniques, possibly of Tlingit peoples, from an unidentified museum, possibly the American Museum of Natural History.
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Image of a Tlingit war helmet. The caption for this slide says it is from the "Milwaukee Museum," possibly the Milwaukee Public Museum.
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Image of a bear shaped interior house post. This appears to be a house post that was transferred from Hope Island to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956.
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A bentwood box by Charles Edenshaw. The museum catalogue number on the slide label is incorrect and should read A9416. This photograph may be from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.
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Image of a cradle constructed largely using kerfs to bend a long board. This photograph may be from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.
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Image of a double bentwood box. This image may have been from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.
View from the ramp of the Museum of Anthropology
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View from the ramp of the Museum of Anthropology looking towards a display of feast dishes.
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View of what is now called the Bill Reid Rotunda. Instead of Raven and The First Men on display here, a Haida house frontal totem pole is on display. This pole was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology from Tanoo in 1954.
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An early photograph of the Museum of Anthropology. Two totem poles are visible on the museum grounds.
Display in visible storage with museum catalogue
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A display in the visible storage area of the Museum of Anthropology with a catalogue open on a table in front of it. This photograph was likely taken to demonstrate the new system where museum catalogues would be available to visitors in order to get information on the items on display. The display is on the southerwestern United States and features Pueblo and Hopi pottery and Kachina figures.
Southwestern United States display
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A display in the visible storage area of the Museum of Anthropology. The display is on the southerwestern United States and features Pueblo and Hopi pottery and Kachina figures.
Hopi and Pueblo pottery in visible storage
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Hopi and Pueblo pottery on display in visible storage in the Museum of Anthropology.
Hopi and Pueblo pottery in visible storage
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Hopi and Pueblo pottery on display in visible storage in the Museum of Anthropology.