Photograph of a group of three people, some of whom are wearing garments produced in Mekele, Ethiopia. These kind of thick-clothed garments were not worn by Ethiopians, but largely by westerners working and living there, or purchased as souvenirs. Garments like these were made by Ethiopians as part of the USAID economic initiative in Ethiopia in 1971-1975, which directed traditional Ethiopian skills towards revenue-producing activities.
Photograph of a street plaza in a city somewhere in northern Ethiopia, with parked cars, pedestrians, and a cyclist. Photograph also shows some building façades.
Photograph of the excavation site of what was then thought to be the tomb of the Queen of Sheba in Aksum, Ethiopia. Lorna R. Marsden purchased several paintings on cardboard from roadside sellers near the excavation site, which were later donated to the Museum of Anthropology in 2016.
Photograph of Mrs. Lyle Ran, manager of the Abreha Castle Hotel in Mekele, Ethiopia. Mrs. Ran is wearing a shemma cloth in the style of a sari. Shemma cloth is a hand woven material ubiquitous in Ethiopia, but particularly in northern Ethiopia. Lorna R. Marsden purchased an example of a shemma cloth designed for special occasions during her travels which she later donated to the Museum of Anthropology in 2016, but this image shows its typical and everyday use by women in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a wrap for head and bodies.
Photograph of the daily market in Lalibela, Ethiopia near a group of rock-hewn churches where small items are exchanged and sold, mostly food items. The photograph provides context for an ornate, velvet priest's umbrella acquired by Marsden in Ethiopia and later donated to the Museum of Anthropology in that the image shows the everyday use of black umbrellas as a shield from the sun.
Photograph of people buying and selling food and goods in a market in northern Ethiopia. Many of the people are wearing shemma cloth, a hand woven material ubiquitous in Ethiopia, but particularly in northern Ethiopia. Marsden purchased an example of a shemma cloth designed for special occasions during her travels which she later donated to the Museum of Anthropology in 2016. This image shows its typical and everyday use in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Ethiopia as a body and head wrap, wrap skirt and shawl.
Map of North America, likely displayed in visible storage at the Museum of Anthropology, showing various geographic regions of the continent. The "Great Basin & Plateau" is highlighted.
Image of a page, likely from a catalogue in visible storage that was available for visitors to gain further information on the items on display. This page deals with "Shekwan Ware"; a distinct type of Chinese pottery, and was written by Audrey Shane.
Map of the world with different regions given different colours. The purpose of this map is uncertain but it appears to be a plan for organizing visible storage.
Page of an open Museum of Anthropology catalogue describing item D4.6. These catalogues were located throughout visible storage in the Museum of Anthropology in order to provide visitors with information on the items being displayed.
Four house front totem poles stand in a meridian, likely at the University of British Columbia. These were largely recovered from Ninstints in 1957. A diving board in the background, as well as the buildings, suggest the photograph was taken on University Boulevard, west of the intersection with Wesbrook Mall.
