Norman Tait’s Mischievous Man blanket
- 3-3-09-3-09-A-3-09-A-06-a020694
- Pièce
- April 1985
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Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman’s Mischievous Man blanket.
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Norman Tait’s Mischievous Man blanket
Fait partie de Vickie Jensen and Jay Powell fonds
Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman’s Mischievous Man blanket.
Crew looking at NormanTait’s Mischievous Man blanket
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Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of crew looking at Norman’s button blanket. Info in text from WHERE THE PEOPLE GATHER or paperback TOTEM POLE CARVING pp. 34-37.)
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Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of people after log has been moved into the old UBC carving shed.
Three photos of button blanket are possibly one that Dorothy Grant was making—three images that follow may be her and Doreen Jensen (Gitxsan carver) on the right. I don’t remember who they are talking to.
Geographic Location: all photos at area around the old UBC Carving Shed
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Series documents Nisga’a artist Norman Tait and his crew of carvers during a period in which they were prolific in their creation of totem poles.
Jensen first met Tait in the early 1970s when she would photographic artists’ works for Bud Mintz, Vancouver gallery owner. In 1985 she had the idea to produce a book documenting the carving of a totem pole from start to finish. She approached Tait, who initially refused but called Jensen back just a few days later to take her up on the offer, after being commissioned to create a pole for the Native Education Centre in Vancouver.
Jensen photographed Tait and his crew, which consisted of his brother Robert (Chip), his cousin Harry Martin (Hammy), his nephew Wayne Young and his eldest son Isaac (Ikey). She also made notes and audio recordings of Tait’s lessons to his crew, most of whom had never worked on such a large project. The photographs and tapes were used in the creation of the book Where the People Gather: Carving a Totem Pole. The project also led to the publication of a children’s version, Carving a Totem Pole and a paperback version titled Totem Pole Carving. The books were published in the early 1990s.
Jensen documented Tait’s next two major commissions: two poles for Capilano Mall in 1986, and a pole for Stanley Park in 1987.
In 1987 Tait adopted Jensen into the Nisga’a Eagle Clan and began to teach her about the responsibilities that came with the honour. The lessons were put into practice in 2001 when Tait asked Vickie to guard the body of a family member that had died.
The series includes photographic records of the creation of the four poles; audio recordings of lessons and interviews with Tait; transcripts of the audio tapes; and notes. The series consists of five sub-series:
A. Native Education Centre (NEC) pole photographs
B. Capilano Mall and Stanley Park poles photographs
C. Misc. photographs
D. Tait family and crew artists’ photographs
E. Audio tapes and transcripts.
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Child wearing a frontlet. The man on the viewer's left may be Robert Davidson. The location of this photograph is uncertain.
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Child wearing a mask at the Museum of Anthropology.
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Children's drawings. These were likely done as part of a program at the Museum of Anthropology and may have involved a school group from Strathcona.
School group at the Museum of Anthropology
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School group in the foyer at the Museum of Anthropology.
Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology
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Totem poles in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
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Museum of Anthropology grounds and Great Hall. The totem poles were carved by Mungo Martin.
Baskets on display in visible storage
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Baskets on display in visible storage at the Museum of Anthropology.
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View of the Museum of Anthropology around the time of its official opening in May, 1976.
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View of the Museum of Anthropology around the time of its official opening in May, 1976.
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K'san doors at the Museum of Anthropology.
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Visitors viewing items in a display case in visible storage at the Museum of Anthropology.
Display for John Webber exhibition
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Display in the Museum of Anthropology for the exhibition "Encounter 1778: Drawings, watercolours, and sketches by John Webber at Nootka Sound."
Visitors at Museum of Anthropology opening
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Visitors in Gallery 3 (now the O'Brian Gallery) at the Museum of Anthropology during its official opening.
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Children weaving cedar, likely for a program at the Museum of Anthropology.
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Japanese flute player at a public performance at the Museum of Anthropology.
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Cedar weaving produced by children for a program at the Museum of Anthropology.