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Multiple media
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January 30, 1976 (Creation)
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Physical description
1 glass bottle, 1 page of textual records, 1 paper bag, 1 piece of cloth, 20 photos + 7 videos
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Custodial history
Buried for nearly 45 years under a pole in MOA's Great Hall.
Scope and content
Includes a handwritten note that was inside a glass C-Plus soda bottle, and found stored in the mount for gyảaGang House Frontal Totem Pole (A50001) in the Great Hall. The note was written and signed by individuals involved in preparing the new museum building and its collections on January 30, 1976 including Audrey and Harry Hawthorn, Michael Ames, Salma Mawani, Audrey Shane, and Anthony Carter. The "message in a bottle" was re-discovered November 25, 2020 when the poles were being removed from the Great Hall in preparation for seismic upgrade construction.
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Physical condition
Both the paper bag and cloth that wrapped the bottle have a burn mark from a saw as the time capsule was nearly destroyed before its discovery.
Immediate source of acquisition
Discovered under gyảaGang House Frontal Totem Pole (A50001) in MOA's Great Hall.
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English