Two men recovering a house post from SG̱ang Gwaay (Anthony Island)
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Two men recovering a house post from SG̱ang Gwaay (Anthony Island). This work was part of the "Ninstints Expedition" to recover eleven totem poles from the area.
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Image of a Thunderbird house post originally from Kingcome Inlet, but standing in Stanley Park when this photograph was taken.
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Image of interior house posts in an abandoned settlement. These appear to be the house posts that were transported from Hope Island to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956.
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Image of a bear shaped interior house post. This appears to be a house post that was transferred from Hope Island to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956.
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A house frontal totem pole said to be from Oweekeno. This appears to be the totem pole that was taken from Rivers Inlet to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956, as part of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
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Image of a bear shaped interior house post. This appears to be a house post that was transferred from Hope Island to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956.
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Image of interior house posts in an abandoned settlement. These appear to be the house posts that were transported from Hope Island to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956.
Harry Hawthorn and an unidentified man
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Harry Hawthorn and an unidentified man holding a house post figure. This photograph was likely taken around the time the object was acquired, in 1948.
House posts in situ on Hope Island
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House posts in situ on Hope Island before being moved to the University of British Columbia by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
House posts in situ on Hope Island
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House posts in situ on Hope Island before being moved to the University of British Columbia by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
House posts in situ on Hope Island
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House posts in situ on Hope Island before being moved to the University of British Columbia by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
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Totem poles on Anthony Island being prepared for transportation by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee. The pole on the viewer's left is currently held in the Museum of Anthropology.
House posts in situ on Hope Island
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House posts in situ on Hope Island before being moved to the University of British Columbia by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
House frontal totem pole on Anthony Island
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House frontal totem pole on Anthony Island. This pole was being collected by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
House post in situ on Anthony Island
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Members of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee, Bill Reid (wearing aht) and Wilson Duff, inspecting a house post on Anthony Island. This house post was removed and brought to the Museum of Anthropology.
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Totem pole in situ being lowered by two men before being moved to the University of British Columiba by the Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
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Grizzly Bear House posts in situ on Gilford Island. These were later removed and taken to the University of British Columbia. They are currently housed at the Museum of Anthropology.
House posts in situ on Hope Island
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House posts from Hope Island in situ. These were later removed and brought to UBC. They are currently housed at the Museum of Anthropology.
House frontal totem poles in situ
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House frontal totem poles in situ near Fort Rupert. These were removed and stood in Totem Park at U.B.C. for several years before they were transferred to the new Museum of Anthropology.