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Mungo Martin and Charles Docherty painting a totem pole. Docherty, a carpenter, was hired as Martin's assistant for restoring totem poles at UBC.

The Mungo Martin memorial pole having just been raised in Alert Bay.

A detail of the Mungo Martin memorial pole just after being raised in Alert Bay.

The Mungo Martin memorial pole having just been raised in Alert Bay.

The Mungo Martin memorial pole being prepared to be raised in Alert Bay.

Mungo martin carving a totem pole.

Abaya Martin slicing fish to be sun-dried.

A painting of a double headed serpent by Roy J. Hanuse.

A Kwakwaka'wakw house post from the Museum of Anthropology on display for the Northwest coast exhibit of "Man and His World" in Montréal.

A Kwakwaka'wakw house post and a feast dish from the Museum of Anthropology on display for the Northwest coast exhibit of "Man and His World" in Montréal.

A Kwakwaka'wakw house post from the Museum of Anthropology on display for the Northwest coast exhibit of "Man and His World" in Montréal.

A Kwakwaka'wakw ancestor figure and masks on display for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

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

A dance screen and other itmes on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Whale masks on display in Montréal for the Musem of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Items from the Museum of Anthropology on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Two totem poles standing in Totem Park. The pole on the viewer's right was carved by George Hunt Sr. The pole is now part of the museum's collection.
This pole was originally carved for the Edward S. Curtis film "In the Land of the War Canoes" which was originally titled "In the Land of the Head Hunters." The pole was repaired and re-painted by carvers Ellen Neel in 1949 and Mungo Martin in 1950-51. It stood at Totem Park, UBC Campus until it was re-located to the Museum's Great Hall in 1976.

This pole was carved by George Hunt Sr. The pole is now part of the museum's collection.
This pole was originally carved for the Edward S. Curtis film "In the Land of the War Canoes" which was originally titled "In the Land of the Head Hunters." The pole was repaired and re-painted by carvers Ellen Neel in 1949 and Mungo Martin in 1950-51. It stood at Totem Park, UBC Campus until it was re-located to the Museum's Great Hall in 1976.

Workers use a scaffold to cover a totem pole in padding while a trane prepares to lift it. It is in the process of being moved from Totem Park to the New Museum of Anthropology. This pole was carved by George Hunt Sr. The pole is now part of the museum's collection. This pole was originally carved for the Edward S. Curtis film "In the Land of the War Canoes" which was originally titled "In the Land of the Head Hunters." The pole was repaired and re-painted by carvers Ellen Neel in 1949 and Mungo Martin in 1950-51. It stood at Totem Park, UBC Campus until it was re-located to the Museum's Great Hall in 1976.

Workers oversee moving a totem pole as it hangs horizontally from a crane. It is in the process of being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was carved by George Hunt Sr. The pole is now part of the museum's collection.This pole was originally carved for the Edward S. Curtis film "In the Land of the War Canoes" which was originally titled "In the Land of the Head Hunters." The pole was repaired and re-painted by carvers Ellen Neel in 1949 and Mungo Martin in 1950-51. It stood at Totem Park, UBC Campus until it was re-located to the Museum's Great Hall in 1976.