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Image of the memorial held for the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin, showing adults and children gathered for the event.

Image of the memorial held for the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin, showing adults and children gathered for the event.

Image of Chief Johnson of Fort Rupert BC with a group of three men and one woman (all unidentified). A portrait of Johnson from what appears to be the same photoshoot is printed on page 36 of Carter's book From History's Locker, with the caption: "He is the Head Chief over all Kwakiutl Nation, his Indian name is 'Kla-Kwa-Gila' which means, 'Place where they make coppers." At 97 years he is a fine looking man."

Image of Chief Johnson of Fort Rupert BC with an unidentified woman. A portrait of Johnson from what appears to be the same photoshoot is printed on page 36 of Carter's book From History's Locker, with the caption: "He is the Head Chief over all Kwakiutl Nation, his Indian name is 'Kla-Kwa-Gila' which means, 'Place where they make coppers." At 97 years he is a fine looking man."

Image of Chief Johnson of Fort Rupert, BC. A similar image of him is printed on page 36 of Carter's book From History's Locker, with the caption: "He is the Head Chief over all Kwakiutl Nation, his Indian name is 'Kla-Kwa-Gila' which means, 'Place where they make coppers." At 97 years he is a fine looking man."

Image of the interior carved columns of a Kwakiutl longhouse at Kingcome Inlet, BC. A long canoe runs the length of the centre of the longhouse.

Image of carved house posts at the Mamalilikulla village, Village Island. Tone post is still partially standing. The others are lying in the grass.

Image of an old totem pole at the Mamalilikulla village, Village Island. The pole is being held up by a rope.

Image of totem pole carved by Charles James.

The pole was re-adzed and re-painted by Kwakwaka'wakw carver Mungo Martin before shipping to UBC in 1947. Repainted and repaired by Ellen Neel (1949) and by Mungo Martin (1950-51). It stood at Totem Pole Park, UBC Campus until it was re-located to the Museum's Great Hall ca. 1976.

Image of Kwakwaka'wakw masks and material culture display at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia.

Image of Kwakwaka'wakw masks display at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia.

Image of the interior carved columns of a Kwakiutl longhouse at Kingcome Inlet, BC. A long canoe runs the length of the centre of the longhouse.

Image of the interior carved columns of a Kwakiutl longhouse at Kingcome Inlet, BC. A long canoe runs the length of the centre of the longhouse.

Image of the interior carved columns of a Kwakiutl longhouse at Kingcome Inlet, BC. A long canoe runs the length of the centre of the longhouse.

Image of an old, but still standing, house, and two old carved house posts, now lying in the grass, at the Mamalilikulla, Village Island

Image of parts of an old building, possibly a longhouse, at the Mamalilikulla village on Village Island, off of northern Vancouver Island.

Image of two carved house posts at the Mamalilikulla village, Village Island. The posts are now lying in the grass.

Image of an old carved house post or totem pole at the Mamalilikulla village, Village Island. The post is still standing, but leaning sharply to the side.

Image of totem pole 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.

Image of a feast dish. This dish is now part of MOA's object collection.