Mungo Martin working on a totem pole
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Mungo Martin working on a totem pole.
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Mungo Martin working on a totem pole
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Mungo Martin working on a totem pole.
Mungo Martin and Charles Docherty working on a totem pole
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Mungo Martin and Charles Docherty working on a totem pole. Charles Docherty, a carpenter, was hired as his assistant.
Detail of a wood carving knife in use
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Photograph of a wood carving knife in use.
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.
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image from a pole raising in Haida Gwaii. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson. In this image, the pole is in the process of being raised.
Anthony Carter
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Children in a carving class in what appears to be the Haida House at the Museum of Anthropology. The man teaching the class may be Doug Cranmer.
Storage shed for poles collection
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Storage shed for totem poles moved to UBC by the Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
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A Haida-style house and totem pole. This is not the Haida house located at the Museum of Anthropology.
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Totem poles in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
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Totem poles in the Great Hall 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.
Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology
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Totem poles in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
Ramp of the Museum of Anthropology
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Ramp with totem poles at the Museum of Anthropology.
School group at the Museum of Anthropology
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School group at the Museum of Anthropology.
School group at the Museum of Anthropology
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School group in the foyer at the Museum of Anthropology.
School group at the Museum of Anthropology
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School group in the foyer 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. The mortuary poles on the viewer's right were carved by Doug Cranmer and Bill Reid.
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Museum of Anthropology grounds and Great Hall. The totem poles were carved by Mungo Martin.
School group at the Museum of Anthropology
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School group at the Museum of Anthropology.
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Norman Tait and Francis Williams carving a pole, possibly restoration work related to pole A50020.