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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.
C. MacKay
Raven pole re-erected as memorial pole
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Item is a photograph showing a Raven Pole. To the left are a figure of a man and wife, and a dog.
C. MacKay
Detail of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole
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A close up image of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole during the raising ceremony in Alert Bay.
Mungo Martin Pole Raising in Alert Bay
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The Mungo Martin memorial pole having just been raised in Alert Bay.
Mungo Martin Pole Raising in Alert Bay
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The Mungo Martin memorial pole about to be raised in Alert Bay.
Detail of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole
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A detail of the Mungo Martin memorial pole just after being raised in Alert Bay.
Detail of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole
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A detail of the Mungo Martin memorial pole before it was raised in Alert Bay.
Mungo Martin Pole Raising in Alert Bay
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The Mungo Martin memorial pole having just been raised in Alert Bay.
Mungo Martin memorial pole before being raised
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The Mungo Martin memorial pole being prepared to be raised in Alert Bay.
Man standing next to totem pole
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A man standing next to a totem pole. The caption for this slide suggests that it was taken in the community of Kispiox.
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Detail of a totem pole said to be standing in Kispiox. This image may be from a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.
House front and totem pole at Bella Coola
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A house front and totem pole said to be at Bella Coola. This image may be from a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.
Totem poles and houses at Skedans
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Totem poles and houses said to be at Skedans. This image may be from a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.
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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.
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Audrey and Harry Hawthorn in the new Museum of Anthropology. This photograph was likely taken around the time the Museum Opened in May, 1976.
Haida mortuary poles at SGang Gwaay Llanagaay
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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.
Haida mortuary poles at SGang Gwaay Llanagaay
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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.
Totem pole lying on the ground
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Totem pole lying on the ground. This photograph was likely taken by a member of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee on an expedition to Anthony Island or Hope Island.
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Totem pole standing in situ at Kitwancool. It was later removed and taken to the University of British Columbia. It currently stands in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
House frontal totem pole being lowered
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House frontal totem pole being lowered on Tanu Island in 1954. This pole was cut into four sections and is displayed in these sections at the Museum of Anthropology.