Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

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Image of a house post on Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii. This appears to be a post now housed at the Museum of Anthropology (museum item #A50016). This museum item is described as follows: "Totem, crescent shaped in cross section, carved in shallow and deep relief. From top to bottom: human with hands at right angles and fingertips touching. The arms are folded with the elbows resting on squared ears of figure below. Enclosed within this frame is a small human/hawk face with beak, surmounting the head, shoulders, and forepaws of an emerging bear cub. At the base is a bear from whose ears frogs look downward. The bear has curled nostrils; upturned mouth, raised forearms with five fingers folded over each palm, small human face between forearms... Stood at centre of back wall inside house called 'Raven House', belonging to the lineage of the'Sand Town People' of Raven moiety of Kunghit Haida. MacDonald lists it as house number 17... Pole standing when collected...Figures are crests belonging to the lineage of the owners of the house, the 'Sand Town People' of the Raven moiety. They may also refer to the Bear Mother myth."

Totem pole, Anthony Island

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Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Totem pole in forest, Anthony Island

51-01-29-a039483
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Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Henry Hunt, Kwak pole, Montreal

51-01-33-a035232
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[1967]

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of a totem pole in Montreal, carved by Henry Hunt. This is likely one of the poles that he carved for Expo 67. The pole is seen at night, lit up from below.

New pole in Old Massett, Robt. Davidson, Massett, Aug. 69

51-01-33-a035234
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1969

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of a totem pole in Massett, Haida Gwaii. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, and is seen just after it was raised. A crowd is still gathered for the pole raising ceremony.

Doug Cranmer, Haida Pk. UBC

51-01-33-a035242
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[ca. 1970]

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Freeman, Kynoc & Bella Bella [Heiltsuk]

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1966

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Portrait of Mr. Freeman, seen from neck up. Similar to image printed on page 32 of the book Somewhere Between.

Anthony Carter

Betty Wilson, Haida & Bella Bella [Heiltsuk]

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1966

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Portrait of a woman identified as Betty Wilson at Haida or Bella Bella, BC

Anthony Carter

Deserted canoe, Ehattesaht

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[1972]

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of the remnants of an old wooden canoe near a shoreline, pictured on page 121 of Carter's book "From History's Locker."

Anthony Carter

Able John (73 yrs), Gold River BC

25-03-11-a038168
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August 1972

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of Able John wearing a mask. An image of John is printed on page 119 of Carter's book "From History's Locker," with the caption: "Able John, born at Ehahsitaht but now living at Gold River. A friendly happy man he carves authentic Nootka masks to supplement his the earnings."

Anthony Carter

Gwayasdums longhouse

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July 1973

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of the Gilford Island longhouse, see from the water.

Anthony Carter

Sam Weber with mask, Kingcome

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[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