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Totem pole

Image of a totem pole. Uncertain identity or artist. Slide annotation appears to attribute it to Mungo Martin.

Supports being affixed to a totem pole

Workers affixing supports to a totem pole in Totem Park in advance of it 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.

Staff wrapping a totem pole in padding

Workers stand on a scaffold to wrap a totem pole in padding to prepare it for being moved from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

Staff wrapping a totem pole in padding

Workers stand on a scaffold to wrap a totem pole in padding to prepare it for being moved from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

Staff discuss moving totem poles from Totem Park

Museum of Anthropology staff discuss moving a totem pole from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. Michael M. Ames is the figure second from the viewer's right. The totem pole in the background was carved by Mungo Martin and restored by him at UBC in 1950-51.

Skedans Grizzly Bear Pole

Grizzly Bear house frontal totem pole being worked on by members of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee. This pole was removed from Skedans and is now housed at the Museum of Anthropology.

Scaffolding surrounds two totem poles

Scaffolding surrounds two totem poles in totem park in preparation for moving them from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. The pole on the viewer's right was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin. The pole on the viewer's left was carved by Mungo Martin and later restored by him in 1950-51. Both poles stood in Totem Park from 1951 until they were moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building in 1975.

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