File contains graphic materials depicting petroglyphs and pictographs in the coast of British Columbia. According to annotations, some of the photographs were taken by Dick Pattinson, C. Gades, and Dr. Foskett.
Item is a close-up image of a petroglyph pecked on a rock. According to annotation, petroglyph is a circle pecked on granite, but not the same circle as the one in black and white, image was taken by E. F. Meade. Original slide included the numbers 3545 and other handwritten annotations reading "circle with [??????]?."
Item is a close-up image of a petroglyph pecked on a rock. According to annotations, image was taken by E. F. Meade. Original slide included number 3545.
Item is a close-up image of a petroglyph pecked on a rock with smaller rocks on the side, probably on a beach. According to annotations, image was taken by Dick Pattinson from Alert Bay. Original slide included number 3546
Item is a close-up image of a petroglyph pecked on a sandstone rock with smaller rocks on the side, probably in a beach area. According to annotations, image was taken by E. F. Meade. Original slide included number 29.
Item is a close-up image of a petroglyph pecked on a sandstone rock with smaller rocks on the side, probably in a beach area. According to annotations, image was taken by E. F. Meade. Original slide included numbers 93 and 17.
Item is a close-up image of a petroglyph pecked on a rock . According to annotations, image was taken by Dick Pattinson. Original slide included numbers 10 and LC3001.
This fonds consists of textual records, photographs, negatives, slides, audio recordings, compact discs and video on DVD that relate to Kovanic’s academic and film career. The fonds relates especially to her work in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan, but also captures her work with First Nations on the Northwest coast of British Columbia.
Fonds consists of 45 glass-plate lantern slides featuring scenes from Osterhout's work with B.C. First Nations, including Haida, Tsimshian and Kwakwaka'wakw. Images document First Nations individuals, communities, totem poles and landscapes of British Columbia.
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.
Image depicts three totem poles, standing in an open area. Read's note under this photo indicates that the pole on the left may by a Snag-of-the-Sand-Bar pole from the House of Chief Skogum Laxhe. The pole on the right may be Chief Laxhe`s Hat-of-Tsagyem-hanak Pole. See also item a034837 for a closeup of the Snag-of-the-Sand-Bar pole.
Image depicts a carving of a creature that resembles a bear--with fins. The carving sits on a wooden structure, possibly a carver's bench. Several buildings can be seen behind the carving platform.
Read's note cards detail information about three groups of totem poles and contain text and page references to Marius Barbeau's book, Totem Poles of the Gitksan, Upper Skeena River, British Columbia (published by the Canada Department of Mines and the National Museum of Canada, 1929).
Image depicts canoes, house, house posts, and totem poles on a shoreline in Masset, Haida Gwaii, B. C. Handwritten inscription on the verso reads "This is a Indian Village in Masset B. C. at the turn of the century. As you can see there are a lot of wooden shacks, totem poles and canoes. it is a very wild and remote area [redacted]. grandfather Crosby used to travel to these remoat [sic] villages by canoe." Image appears to be reproduction of a039351.
