A house frontal totem pole said to be from Oweekeno. This appears to be the totem pole that was taken from Rivers Inlet to the Museum of Anthropology in 1956, as part of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
Image of several house frontal totem poles at Ninstints on Anthony Island. The totem pole in the foreground is recognizable as one that was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology in 1954. While the others likely were as well, they are more difficult to identify.
Masks and headdresses on display. The caption for this image says that the display is at the Vancouver Centennial Museum but the images looks more like a display from Man and His World in Montréal.
Kitchen implements from the pioneer gallery of the Vancouver Centennial Museum's opening exhibition. This exhibition was curated by the Museum of Anthropology.
Display at the Vancouver Centennial Museum. This was from the opening exhibition, which was curated by the Museum of Anthropology. Based on a list of slide titles provided with the slide binder, this image may have been from the pioneer gallery's "Sounvenirs of the Homeland" section.
Clothing display in the ethnic gallery at the opening exhibition of the Museum of Vancouver, curated by the Museum of Anthropology. The ethnic gallery was developed to showcase the diverse ancestry of the residents of Vancouver.
Child holding a stick with a shell attached by a string on the Museum of Anthropology grounds. The mortuary pole in the background was carved by Doug Cranmer and Bill Reid.
Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC. Henry Speck smiles in foreground and two other carvers can be seen behind him.