British Columbia

Kwakwaka'wakw mask display at U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology

25-05-10-a038679
Item
1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

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

Anthony Carter

Kwakwaka'wakw displays at MOA

25-05-10
File
1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

File consists of images of Kwakwaka'wakw displays the the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.

Anthony Carter

Kwakwaka'wakw

1-4-C-2 (61.2-5; 62.1-4)
File
[199-?]

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

File contains a combination of images of Kwakwaka'wakw artifacts housed in various museums and images of historical Kwakwaka'wakw villages on Vancouver Island and along the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. Artifacts include totem poles, bentwood boxes, carvings, masks, and Kwakwaka'wakw artwork such as paintings and drawings. There are historical photographs of the following villages: Gwat'sinuxw (Quatsino), Kwikwasutinuxw (Gilford Island), A'wa'etlala Village (Knight's Inlet), Mamalikala (Village Island), Wiwekalu Village of T'la'mataxw (Campbell River), Kwixa Village (Salmon River), Dunaxda'xw Village (New Vancouver), and Gwa'sala Village (Smith Inlet). The textual records include information about some of the photographs, identifying items such as the people, the villages, and/or the artifacts depicted in the photographs.

Kwakiutl, top of eagle crest pole, Totem Park, UBC, Vancouver

134-a040101c
Item
7 Aug. 1972

Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds

One of a pair purchased in 1947 from collectors Marius Barbeau and Arthur Price. Collected from Alert Bay. The piece was repainted and repaired (including the replacement of the wings) by Ellen Neel (1949) and by Mungo Martin (1950-51).

Kwakiutl, raven totem pole #3, Totem Park, UBC, Vancouver

134-a040102c
Item
7 Aug. 1972

Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds

Carved by Charlie James c. 1900 (Fort Rupert). Collected by Marius Barbeau and Arthur Price. The pole was re-adzed and re-painted by Kwakwaka'wakw carver Mungo Martin before shipping 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 c. 1976.

Kwakiutl, new Mungo Martin pole #1, Totem Park, UBC, Vancouver

134-a040103c
Item
7 Aug. 1972

Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds

Carved by Mungo Martin 1951. Erected in UBC Totem Park. Moved to MOA in 1970’s but not erected in Great Hall until 2012 after repairs.

Kwakiutl Totem Poles, British Columbia Canada

81-04-a033245
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of two Memorial poles. The taller pole depicts an eagle and a grizzly bear; the shorter pole depicts a human form holding copper. Photo is attributed to Eric J. Cooke Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.

Kwakiutl Totem Poles outside St. Michael's Indian Residential School

81-04-a033239
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of the Kwakiutl totem poles that stand outside St. Michael's Indian Residential School at Alert Bay, British Columbia. Photo taken by Eric J. Cooke photo productions, Sidney B. C.

Kwakiutl Totem Poles

81-04-a033240
Item
[ca. 1988]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of the Kwakiutl totem poles standing in a cemetery. The two poles stand adjacent to graves marked with crosses, which are identified Chief J .Aul Sewid and Mrs. Lucy Sewid. The presence of flowers at this gravesite suggest that this photo may have been taken in 1988 when Chief Sewid died. Photo is attributed to Eric J. Cooke, Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.

Kwakiutl Totem Pole & St. Michael's Indian Residential School

81-04-a033241
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of one totem pole located in front of St. Michael's Indian Residential School, founded by the Anglican Church in 1929. Alert Bay, B. C. Photo is attributed to Eric J. Cooke Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C. Totem pole depicts a bird standing on top of another creature.

Kwakiutl Totem Pole

81-04-a033243
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of a Kwakiutl totem pole on Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia. Pole appears to be standing in a cemetery. A cross marked Charles Smith is visible. This pole features a bird (possibly a raven) atop several other animals.

Kwakiutl Totem Pole

81-04-a033242
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of a Kwakiutl totem pole on Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia. Pole stands in Nimpkish Band Cemetery and was carved by Willie Seaweed with Joe Seaweed. It is a memorial to Billie Moon and was carved in 1931. It depicts a Thunderbird grasping the head of Dzoonokwa, a giantess. See also images a033236, a033247, and a033260, which also depict this pole.

Kwakiutl Potlatch, Alert Bay potlatch