Detail of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole
- 132-1-C-A-a040327
- Item
- 1970
Part of MOA General Media collection
A close up image of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole during the raising ceremony in Alert Bay.
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Detail of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole
Part of MOA General Media collection
A close up image of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole during the raising ceremony in Alert Bay.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Abaya Martin weaving a Kwakwaka'wakw version of a Chilkat blanket. The loom was made by Mungo Martin.
Drawing of a Thunderbird and a Killer Whale by Mungo Martin
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A drawing of a Thunderbird and a Killer Whale by Mungo Martin with annotations to the left of the animals. Mungo Martin produced this image while convalescing in St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver as he had fallen ill while restoring totem poles at UBC.
Detail of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole
Part of MOA General Media collection
A detail of the Mungo Martin memorial pole before it was raised in Alert Bay.
Ceremony for the Mungo Martin memorial pole rasing
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Elders perform the ceremony for the raising of the Mungo Martin memorial pole in Alert Bay.
An eagle painting by Roy Hanuse
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An eagle painting by Roy Hanuse.
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Roy Hanuse carving what appears to be a Dzunukwa mask.
Wasgo sculpture on display in Montréal
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A Wasgo sculpture from the Museum of Anthropology on display in Montréal for the Northwest coast exhibit of "Man and His World".
Several dishes on display in Montréal
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Several dishes on display for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Totem poles standing in Totem Park
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Totem poles standing in Totem Park. The second pole from the viewer's left 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.
Scaffolding surrounds a totem pole
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A scaffold surrounds a totem pole in preparation for moving it 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 carry a totem pole from Totem Park
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Workers carry a totem pole, wrapped in padding, from its position in 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.
Workers unloading totem poles from a trailer
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Workers unloading totem poles from a trailer outside the Museum of Anthropology as they are being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. The pole on the viewer's left 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.
The pole on the viewer's right was carved by Mungo Martin and was later restored by him in 1950-51.
Bear, wolf and frog totem pole, Anthony Island
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Image of a totem pole on Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii. This appears to be a pole now housed at the Museum of Anthropology (museum item #A50018). This museum item is described as follows: "Base section of a wooden pole, crescent-shaped in cross section and carved in shallow and deep relief. From the top down: a large seated bear with a small wolf between and in its ears and a downward facing frog emerging from the bear’s mouth. In between its arms and legs is a downward facing wolf... Stood outside at the center of the Mountain House, which belonged to the lineage of 'Those Born in the Southern Part of the Islands' of the Eagle Moiety of the Kunghit Haida. Stood near the centre of the village facing the beach along a small bay on the east side of Anthony Island. Island and village also called Skunggwai, or Red Cod Island."
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Image of a house post on Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii. This appears to be a post now housed at the Museum of Anthropology (museum item #A50016). This museum item is described as follows: "Totem, crescent shaped in cross section, carved in shallow and deep relief. From top to bottom: human with hands at right angles and fingertips touching. The arms are folded with the elbows resting on squared ears of figure below. Enclosed within this frame is a small human/hawk face with beak, surmounting the head, shoulders, and forepaws of an emerging bear cub. At the base is a bear from whose ears frogs look downward. The bear has curled nostrils; upturned mouth, raised forearms with five fingers folded over each palm, small human face between forearms... Stood at centre of back wall inside house called 'Raven House', belonging to the lineage of the'Sand Town People' of Raven moiety of Kunghit Haida. MacDonald lists it as house number 17... Pole standing when collected...Figures are crests belonging to the lineage of the owners of the house, the 'Sand Town People' of the Raven moiety. They may also refer to the Bear Mother myth."
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Totem pole in forest, Anthony Island
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds