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Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts Doug Cranmer preparing to make a rubbing image (using kraft paper and crayon) of the carving on a totem pole. Another person, possibly Godfrey Hunt, assists by holding the paper.
Tape for Mask Group, Anthropology 431
Part of MOA General Media collection
Item is a sound recording of material used in the UBC course, Anthropology 431. The recording features a speaker discussing Coast Saalish and Kwakwaka'wakw masks in terms of similarities and differences in form and meaning, particularly in reference to writing on the subject by Claude Levi-Strauss. The recording is related to the MOA exhibition Kwakiutl Masks: An Expression of Transformation, which took place from April 15 to December 31, 1979. The content of the recording is repeated three times.
Tallest totem pole, carved by Mungo Martin, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C.
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
Tall totem pole, Alert Bay, BC
Photograph of a totem pole in Alert Bay, BC. This pole has been called the world's tallest totem pole, though this is a disputed fact since it is actually comprised of two pieces. The pole is not specific to a particular family, but represents multiple tribes of the Kwakwaka'wakw. The pole was completed in the late 1960's and raised in 1973. It is located near the Big House.
Mildred Laurie
Part of A.A. Kingscote Collection
Postcard depicts an Indigenous person in traditional regalia.
An image showing women and children getting on a motor boat while other people stand on the dock. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "These girls have taken the Vincent's speed boat from the Reserve wharf to the fuel wharf. They are going to shop at the store and pick up their mail. There are no roads or cars in Kyuquot, so to be able to get around every family must have at least one boat. Many families have a row boat, a motor boat, and a fish boat. Which boat would you take to the store?"
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts Douglas Cranmer on a break from carving. He smokes a cigarette as his chain saw rests on the ground.
Tahltan Native Studies Committee collection
Collection consists of ten audio reel tapes and eight audio cassette tapes with recordings of stories, obtained by Karen J. Clark and Tahltan community members in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Along with Tahltan Native Studies Committee members, including Rose Quash, Rachel Joseph, Anne Gleason, and Judy Joseph, Karen J. Clark traveled around the Telegraph Creek area to record stories of the Elders and procure photographs. This work became the "Tahltan Native Studies" book, produced in 1976.
Documentation includes a lists of recordings with tape descriptions, a short biography of Karen J. Clark, and letters and documents related to her awards and publications.
Textual materials include three "Tahltan Native Studies" books, two sets of accompanying job cards, one set of activity cards, one set of photograph cards, and a course outline. The collection also includes the three book set "Sun, Moon and Owl" and the accompanying reading workbook and teacher's guide. "Sun, Moon and Owl" was written by Karen J. Clark, with grant funding from the B.C. Teacher's Federation, and published in 1975.
Karen J. Clark (Kuil)
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
File consists of images of Chief George Slahholt of the Burrard Reserve and his wife Taha, mother of Chief Dan George. Images also include a few other individuals identified as Jack, Herbert, and Paddy.
Anthony Carter
Sxwayxwey mask on display in Montréal
Part of MOA General Media collection
Sxwayxwey mask on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".
Sxwayxwey mask from the Museum of Anthropology
Part of MOA General Media collection
Image of a Sxwayxwey mask from the Museum of Anthropology's collection.
An image of children sitting on an inflatable pool tube, a child standing on a dock and leaning onto a motor boat in the background. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "Swimming in the Summer".
Susan Point carving Flight (Spindle Whorl)
Image of Susan Point (Musqueam) carving Flight (Spindle Whorl) in a workshop. The work appears to be near completion.
Image of Susan Point carving. She is likely carving the work Flight (Spindle Whorl).
File contains images of artwork by Susan Point for the MOA museum notes series.
File contains images of Susan Point and others working on two totem poles and the giant spindle whorl displayed at YVR airport. In addition are textual records relating to the design of these artworks.
Supports being affixed to a totem pole
Part of MOA General Media collection
Workers affixing supports to a totem pole in Totem Park in advance of it being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building.
This pole was 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.
An image of a boat docked at the harbor at sunset. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "The Reserve wharf at sunset."
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts a frontal view of a sun mask.
Part of Alan R. Sawyer fonds
Subseries consists of research material created by Sawyer, as well as his students, regarding Northwest coast artifacts. The majority of this research pertains to a specific type of artifact known as the “Jenna Cass” mask. This portrait mask was created by the Haida First Nations, and is known for its colouring and pronounced lebret piercing. Textual materials in this subseries include reports, iconic analysis, handwritten notes, memos, correspondence, and photocopies of articles related to Jenna Cass and other artifacts research. Graphic materials include photographs, slides, film negatives, and drawings of Jenna Cass masks. Other materials not related to the Jenna Cass research include photocopies of published articles related to Northwest coast artifacts.
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