First Nations

Mungo Martin working on a totem pole

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1950

Parte deMOA General Media collection

Mungo Martin works on the restoration of a totem pole.

Mungo Martin working on a totem pole

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1950

Parte deMOA General Media collection

Mungo Martin restoring a totem pole originally carved by Charlie James. The pole later stood in Totem Park at UBC before being moved to the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.

Mungo Martin painting a totem pole

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1951

Parte deMOA General Media collection

Mungo Martin paints a totem pole.

Kwakiutl Wedding Party

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November 13, 1914

Parte deMOA General Media collection

This photograph, taken by Edward S. Curtis, shows a Kwakwaka'wakw wedding party. The Bride is Abayah, who is marrying her first husband. She later married Mungo Martin.

Mungo Martin carving a totem pole

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1950

Parte deMOA General Media collection

Mungo Martin working on a totem pole.

House posts at Totem Park

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[195-?]

Parte deMOA General Media collection

An image of two Kwakwaka'wakw house posts with house frames at UBC. These items are currently part of the Museum of Anthropology's collection.

Totem pole at UBC

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[195-?]

Parte deMOA General Media collection

A totem pole standing at UBC. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and was lated restored by Mungo Martin. It stood in Totem Park at UBC until it was moved into the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.

Totem pole of Chief Kwekwelis

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1951

Parte deMOA General Media collection

This totem pole was carved by Mungo Martin while he was at UBC. It honours Chief Kwekwelis, Mungo Martin's maternal grandfather.

Raising the Mungo Martin Memorial Pole

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1970

Parte deMOA General Media collection

A group of people gather for the raising of the Mungo Martin Memorial Pole. A number of them prepare to pull it up.

Abaya Martin weaving

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[ca. 1950]

Parte deMOA General Media collection

Abaya Martin weaving a Kwakwaka'wakw version of a Chilkat blanket. The loom was made by Mungo Martin.

Dzunuk'wa painting by Mungo Martin

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[197-?]

Parte deMOA General Media collection

A painting of Dzunuk'wa by Mungo Martin with annotations in the top-left corner. Mungo Martin produced this image while convalescing in St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver as he had fallen ill while restoring totem poles at UBC.