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Item is a photograph of a procession of people walking down a road in Alert Bay in ceremonial dress (button blankets, headdresses) and regular clothes. Mungo Martin and Daisy Neel lead the group in the front row.

Item is a photograph of painted cedar wood carvings including Sisiyutl (serpent), thunderbird, coppers, and [wolf?] figures in Alert Bay.

Item is a photograph of men gathered together for an event celebrating British Columbia's centennial in Alert Bay in 1958. They are sitting down in front of a painted wall and some are wearing ceremonial dress, such as button blankets and woven cedar headbands. A drum and a painted dance screen [thunderbird?] on fabric are also visible. Men in the photograph include: Charles Nowell, Billy Assu, and George Scow.

Bentwood boxes, a feast dish lid, and several masks and headdresses in the Great Hall or at the Crossroads in the Museum of Anthropology. These items may have been placed here temporarily as items were being moved into the new museum space.

Hilary Stewart teaching a workshop at the Museum of Anthropology. The drawing on the white board behind her illustrates kerfs, and how they were used to produce bentwood boxes.

A house post and several bentwood boxes along the ramp of the Museum of Anthropology. The house post was transferred from Ninstints to the University of British Columbia in 1957.

Bill Reid's bear sculpture. This item was commissioned by Walter C. Koerner in 1963 and later donated to the University of British Columbia.

Bentwood boxes on display in the Museum of Anthropology.

Bill Reid's bear sculpture. This item was commissioned by Walter C. Koerner in 1963 and later donated to the University of British Columbia.

View of the Great Hall from the O'Brian Gallery in the Museum of Anthropology. A carving of an ancestor figure is visible on the viewer's right.

A soap stone and caribou bone sculpture of an Inuit man playing the drum.

Arts and crafts display featuring a Chilkat blanket, hats, spoons, baskets, and other items. The caption for this slide indicates that the photograph was taken in Milwaukee, possibly the Milkwaukee Public Museum.

Image of a single piece of board with kerfs carved into it. This image may have been from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

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.

Image of a bentwood box by Charles Edenshaw. This photograph may be from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

Drawing of a Salish woman weaving a blanket. This photograph may be from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

Image of a sample of Northwest coast cedar bark weaving. This photograph may have been taken from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

Coil start of a basket. This photograph may have been taken from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.