- 1-2-Z-5 (13.9)-a034806
- Stuk
- [ca. 198-]
Item is a photograph showing an unidentified man working on a cedar tree at Musqueam. He is holding a traditional carving tool.
Item is a photograph showing an unidentified man working on a cedar tree at Musqueam. He is holding a traditional carving tool.
Item is a photograph of two carved house poles situated in front of a wooden building. The structures are located in an unidentified museum gallery.
Item is a photograph of a longhouse which is under construction. The building appears to be in a unidentified museum gallery.
Two longhouses under construction
Item is a photograph of two long houses which appear to be under construction. There is a man standing in front of one of the houses on the far right of the photograph.
Traditional B. C. Coast Architecture
The Alert Bay Community House, completed in 1963. The two post arches are 17 feet high, supporting two 70 foot logs, each measuring 3 feet in diameter and weighing 5 tons. The roof has a large opening at the center to allow smoke to escape from the open pit fire. Photo by Eric J. Cooke; published by J. Barnard Photographer LTD, Victoria B. C.
Image depicts the Christ Church Anglican Church in Alert Bay, B. C. Photo is attributed to J. Courtney. See also item a033271.
Image depicts two totem poles on the grounds of St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, B. C. The poles include Thunderbirds, Grizzly Bears, and Coopers at the base of each pole. Photo attributed to E. J. Cooke.
Image depicts a large totem pole standing in a field and surrounded by some brush. This pole resembles one carved by Arthur Shaughnessy, raised in 1924 as a memorial for Chief Wakas . It depicts a Thunderbird with no wings, Dzunuk'wa, Grizzly Bear, Raven, and Sisiyutl.
Image depicts two totem poles in an open area. Pole on image left resembles a pole carved by Tony Hunt, Calvin Hunt, Peter Knox, and John Livingston in 1976 as a memorial for Johnathan Hunt. It features Raven, Man Holding a Copper, Sun Holding a Copper, and Killer Whale.
A woman cuts barbecued salmon at a table outdoors. The salmon has been placed on cardboard trays.
Image shows the original Alert Bay Community Centre, also known as the Namgis Big House. This original Big House was constructed in 1966, and destroyed in 1997 by arson. A new building, with a nearly identical exterior wall, was raised in 1999.
Two women in front of Alert Bay Community House
Two women stand in front of the Alert Bay Community House. To the women's right is a table that appears to hold barbecued salmon. The painted wall of the Community House can be seen in the background.
Kwakiutl Totem Poles outside St. Michael's Indian Residential School
View of the Kwakiutl totem poles that stand outside St. Michael's Indian Residential School at Alert Bay, British Columbia. Photo taken by Eric J. Cooke photo productions, Sidney B. C.
Kwakiutl Totem Poles, British Columbia Canada
View of two Memorial poles. The taller pole depicts an eagle and a grizzly bear; the shorter pole depicts a human form holding copper. Photo is attributed to Eric J. Cooke Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.
Hand splitting cedar plank at Musqueam
Item is a photograph showing two men splitting a cedar plank at Musqueam.
Hand splitting cedar plank at Musqueam
Item is a photograph showing two men splitting a cedar plank at Musqueam.
Item is a photograph showing a close up of a cedar plank being split.
Item is a photograph showing a stack of cedar planks.
Item is a photograph of of a wooden structure with three carved house posts in front of it. The wooden structures appear to be in an unidentified museum gallery.
Human figure totem pole from Alert Bay, B. C. The figure appears to be wearing a hat and may be a mortuary pole. Photo by E. J. Cooke, published by J. Barnard Photographers, LTD, Victoria, B. C.