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A group of Musqueam officials and UBC officials at a formal ceremony in 1927, when two large carvings were transferred to UBC as a permanent collection. They were purchased by the graduating class of 1927.

Image depicts two rectangular wooden panels carved with a variety of figures and crests. Central to both carvings is a figure with large ovoid eyes. These may be the McMichael lintels.

Image depicts two rectangular wooden panels carved with a variety of figures and crests. Central to both carvings is a figure with large ovoid eyes. This view shows the top carving littered with what looks to be sawdust. These may be the McMichael lintels.

Image depicts two rectangular wooden panels carved with a variety of figures and crests. Central to both carvings is a figure with large ovoid eyes. This view shows details of the carvings' left sides. These may be the McMichael lintels.

Image depicts two rectangular wooden panels carved with a variety of figures and crests. Central to both carvings is a figure with large ovoid eyes. These may be the McMichael lintels.

Two Nuu-chah-nulth wolf headdresses. These were used as temporary grave parkers to indicate a memorial potlatch was being planned.

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.

Two totem poles lie on a truck trailer 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.

This image shows two totem poles carved by Mungo Martin. They are standing in Totem Park on UBC.

This image shows two totem poles carved by Mungo Martin. They are standing in Totem Park on UBC.

Image depicts two poles standing in an open area. The front pole features a human-like creature on visible portion. The back pole also includes a human figure at the bottom with an owl on top. The figures on the bottom may be crest figures (Leading In or Halfway Out) or a Man of the Wild. Read's note suggests that one of these may be a Pole of Hrkyadet at Kispiox.

Two men recovering a house post from Anthony Island. This work was part of the "Ninstints Expedition" to recover eleven totem poles from the area.

Musqueam house board currently held in the Museum of Anthropology.

An image of a drawing by the Kyuquot Elementary School children titled "Trolling for salmon on Denice M".

Image depicts a tree with the bark partially stripped.

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

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

Image depicts a transformation mask created by artist Stan Wamiss (Kwakwaka'wakw) installed at the Vancouver International Airport.

Item is a series of two photographs showing the rooftops of houses and a totem pole in the foreground. The pole is known as the Nispiq Pole. It belonged to Chief Simon Walkus, Sr. and tells of the origins of the Wuikinuxv people.

Image depicts a short totem with a bear at the base, an uncarved portion, and a smaller animal at the top. The bear is noteworthy because of its realistic style.