Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

[Bill Reid carving Spirit of Haida Gwaii model]

1-5-2 (27.2)-a035108
Item
1986

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

Image of Bill Reid carving a model of his sculpture The Spirit of Haida Gwaii. The photograph was taken by William McLennan in Reid's Granville Island studio.

[Bill Reid carving Spirit of Haida Gwaii model]

1-5-2 (27.2)-a035109
Item
1986

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

Image of Bill Reid carving a model of his sculpture The Spirit of Haida Gwaii. The photograph was taken by William McLennan in Reid's Granville Island studio.

[Bill Reid carving Spirit of Haida Gwaii model]

1-5-2 (27.2)-a035113
Item
1986

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

Image of Bill Reid carving a model of his sculpture The Spirit of Haida Gwaii. The photograph was taken by William McLennan in Reid's Granville Island studio.

[Bill Reid carving Spirit of Haida Gwaii model]

1-5-2 (27.2)-a035136
Item
1986

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

Image of Bill Reid carving a model of his sculpture The Spirit of Haida Gwaii. The photograph was taken by William McLennan in Reid's Granville Island studio.

Bird figure on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040572
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Bird figure on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Box with figural carvings on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040573
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Box with figural carvings on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Broken totem pole

94-a034823
Item
1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a part of a fallen totem pole, surrounded by foliage. The animal may be a wolf; it depicts teeth in an open mouth.

Buildings/places

30-30-01-30-01-11-a039150
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of buildings, totem pole and boardwalk. Item is inscribed, "INDIAN VILLAGE, ALERT BAY, B.C. CANADA"

Buildings/places

30-30-01-30-01-11-a039151
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of buildings and totem pole. A partial canoe appears lower right.

Buildings/places

30-30-01-30-01-11-a039148
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of buildings, totem poles and harbour. Lower portion of photo is inscribed, "Indian Village Alert Bay BC"

Carver at work, Thunderbird Park, Victoria, B.C.

134-a040092c
Item
10 Aug. 1972

Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds

Carver with Feast Dish in Alert Bay

Part of Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada Slide Collection

Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a carver with a feast dish in front of a house. There are five children and one adult in the background. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in Alert Bay.

Carving houe posts for Alert Bay Bighouse

81-05-a033114
Item
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of two men carving a set of house posts that will become part of the bighouse in Alert Bay, BC. These posts were carved and raised before the rest of the structure.

Carving of Grizzly Bear of the Water

94-a034843
Item
1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a carving of a creature that resembles a bear--with fins. The carving sits on a wooden structure, possibly a carver's bench. Several buildings can be seen behind the carving platform.

Carving of Hawaao

94-a034849
Item
1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a carving of an animal that resembles a mountain lion. This carving is a part of the Poles of Arhteeh in Kitwanga.

Carving shed (men's), K-San, B.C.

134-a040140c
Item
26 Aug. 1972

Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds

Carving totem poles for Alert Bay bighouse

81-05-a033115
Item
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a set of totem poles that will become part of the longhouse in Alert Bay, BC. These poles were carved and raised before the rest of the structure.