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A house frontal totem pole said to be from Oweekeno. This appears to be the totem pole that was taken from Rivers Inlet to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956, as part of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.

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.

Image of a sewn corner of a bentwood box. This image may have been from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

Leather templates, used to trace consistent shapes on carvings and paintings. This photograph may be from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

A bentwood box by Charles Edenshaw. The museum catalogue number on the slide label is incorrect and should read A9416. This photograph may be from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.

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

A photograph of the museum grounds facing the future site of the Haida house and Mortuary house.

Image shows the Haida and mortuary houses while they were being reassembled during relocation from Totem Park.

Image shows the Haida and mortuary houses while they were being reassembled during relocation from Totem Park.

Image shows the mortuary house while it was being reassembled.

Image shows the mortuary house while it was being reassembled.

Totem poles laid out on the ground for the construction of the Haida and mortuary houses. Two totem poles stand in the background.

View of the Great Hall from Gallery 3 (now known as the O'Brian Gallery).

A display in the visible storage area of the Museum of Anthropology with a catalogue open on a table in front of it. This photograph was likely taken to demonstrate the new system where museum catalogues would be available to visitors in order to get information on the items on display. The display is on the southerwestern United States and features Pueblo and Hopi pottery and Kachina figures.

A display in the visible storage area of the Museum of Anthropology. The display is on the southerwestern United States and features Pueblo and Hopi pottery and Kachina figures.

Hopi and Pueblo pottery on display in visible storage in the Museum of Anthropology.

Hopi and Pueblo pottery on display in visible storage in the Museum of Anthropology.

Museum catalogue with display of Northwest Coast masks in visible storage at the Museum of Anthropology. This photograph illustrates how the catalogues available to museum visitors could be used to learn about the items on display.

Whistles on display in visible storage at the Museum of Anthropology.

Workers prepare to move a totem pole 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.