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Wolf dish carved by Bill Reid while he was in Montréal.

Two Nuu-chah-nulth wolf headdresses. These were used as temporary grave parkers to indicate a memorial potlatch was being planned.

Image of a Nuu-chah-nulth harpoon head

Detail of a decorated barb from a harpoon head.

Image of a Chilkat blanket from Fort Rupert by Mary Ebbets Hunt.

A worker on a ladder secures a totem pole that has recently been moved in the Museum of Anthropology's Great Hall.

House post figures on display in the Museum of Anthropology, looking towards Gallery 3, which is now the O'Brian Gallery.

Dzunuk'wa feast dish lid on display in the Museum of Anthropology.

Totem pole on display in the Museum of Anthropology.

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 and a model totem pole on the viewer's left.

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 totem pole hangs from a crane as it is being moved form its original position to Totem Park to its new home in the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin before being placed in Totem Park.

A totem pole standing in Totem Park before being moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was carved by Mungo Martin and later restored by him at the University of British Columbia in 1950-51. It stood in Totem Park until it was moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building in 1975.

Scaffolding surrounds a totem pole standing in Totem Park in preparation for moving it to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was carved by Mungo Martin and later restored by him at the University of British Columbia in 1950-51. It stood in Totem Park until it was moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building in 1975.

Workers stand on a scaffold to wrap a totem pole in padding to prepare it for being moved from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

Workers gather around as a totem pole is about to be lifted from its position as part of its being moved from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

A workers climbs down from a scaffolding from which he was preparing a totem pole for being moved from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

Workers stand on a scaffold to wrap a totem pole in padding to prepare it for being moved from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

A totem pole being lifted by a crane to move it from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

A totem pole being lifted by a crane to move it from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.