Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

132-1-C-C-a041624
Stuk
[19--?]

Totem poles and houses said to be at Skedans. This image may be from a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.

Detail of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole

132-1-C-A-a040327
Stuk
1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

A close up image of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole during the raising ceremony in Alert Bay.

Detail of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole

132-1-C-A-a040349
Stuk
1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

A detail of the Mungo Martin memorial pole before it was raised in Alert Bay.

Haida mortuary poles at SGang Gwaay Llanagaay

132-1-C-E-a042790
Stuk
1901

Part of MOA General Media collection

Series of Haida Mortuary poles from SGang Gwaay photographed by Charles F. Newcombe in 1901. The third pole from the left was taken down in 1957 and held at the University of British Columbia and the Museum of Anthropology. In 2009 it was taken down from the Great Hall in the Museum of Anthropology and placed into massive carving storage in preparation for repatriation to the Haida nation.

School group at the Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-E-a043078
Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

School group at the Museum of Anthropology.

Totem pole on Anthony Island

132-1-C-E-a042800
Stuk
[1957?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Totem pole in situ on Anthony Island. This photograph was likely taken by a member of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.

Town at the head of the inlet

132-1-A-2005-001-170
Stuk
1952

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is a series of two photographs showing the rooftops of houses and a totem pole in the foreground. The pole is known as the Nispiq Pole. It belonged to Chief Simon Walkus, Sr. and tells of the origins of the Wuikinuxv people.

Zonder titel

Mungo Martin Pole Raising in Alert Bay

132-1-C-A-a040347
Stuk
1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

The Mungo Martin memorial pole about to be raised in Alert Bay.

School group at the Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-E-a043073
Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

School group in the foyer at the Museum of Anthropology.

Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-E-a043081
Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Totem poles in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.

School group at the Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-E-a043053
Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

School group at the Museum of Anthropology.

Ramp of the Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-E-a043079
Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Ramp with totem poles at the Museum of Anthropology.

House frontal totem poles

132-1-C-C-a041639
Stuk
1954?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Image of several house frontal totem poles at Ninstints on Anthony Island. The totem pole in the foreground is recognizable as one that was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology in 1954. While the others likely were as well, they are more difficult to identify.

Audrey and Harry Hawthorn

132-1-C-E-a042596
Stuk
[ca. 1976]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Audrey and Harry Hawthorn in the new Museum of Anthropology. This photograph was likely taken around the time the Museum Opened in May, 1976.

View of Skedans

132-1-C-E-a042796
Stuk
1878

Part of MOA General Media collection

View of Skedans photographed by George Mercer Dawson.

Mortuary poles at SGang Gwaay

132-1-C-E-a042798
Stuk
1901

Part of MOA General Media collection

Mortuary poles at SGang Gwaay photographed by Charles F. Newcombe.

Grizzly Bear Pole at T'aanuu Llnagaay

132-1-C-E-a042801
Stuk
1954

Part of MOA General Media collection

Men preparing to lower the grizzly bear pole at T'aanuu Llnagaay. The pole was removed by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee and cut into four sections. It has since been displayed at UBC and at the Museum of Anthropology in these four sections.