Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Xwemelch'stn (Coast Salish) ceremony

25-01-01
File
1956

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

File consists of photographs from a celebration in North Vancouver in 1956.

Anthony Carter

The Killer Whale

132-1-C-B-a040907
Item
1953

Part of MOA General Media collection

Display for the exhibit "Northwest Coast themes and variations." Shows several items featuring the killer whale including a drum, two masks, two feast dishes, rattles, model totem poles, and other objects.

Recording of potlatch whistles and a short narrative by Robert Davidson

132-3-B-1-MAN-036
Item
July 1978

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is a sound recording made by Potterton Productions titled Potlach People, that features the sound of potlatch whistles followed by a short talk (approximately 1.5 minutes) by artist Robert Davidson. The rest of the recording is made-up of a soundscape featuring whistles and bird calls.

Potlatches

25-03-10
File
[197-]

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

File consists of images from a potlatch (or potlatches) in North Vancouver, BC.

Anthony Carter

Potlatch N Van, participants

25-03-10-a038104
Item
1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Portrait of two individuals at a potlatch in North Vancouver. The man in the centre of the image appears to be Chief John L. George, of the Burrard tribe.

Anthony Carter

Potlatch N Van, man in ceremonial dress

25-03-10-a038109
Item
1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of an older man seated at a potlatch in North Vancouver. He appears to be a drummer or dancer.

Anthony Carter

Potlatch N Van, man in ceremonial dress

25-03-10-a038110
Item
1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of an older man seated at a potlatch in North Vancouver. He appears to be a drummer or dancer.

Anthony Carter

Potlatch N Van, girl in ceremonial dress

25-03-10-a038108
Item
1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Portrait of a young woman in ceremonial dress at a potlatch in North Vancouver.

Anthony Carter

Potlatch N Van, dancers (?)

25-03-10-a038106
Item
1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of drummers at a potlatch in North Vancouver. In this image, they appear to be preparing for or have just finished playing.

Anthony Carter

Potlatch N Van, dancer (?)

25-03-10-a038107
Item
1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Dark image of what appears to be a boy holding a drum at a potlatch in North Vancouver.

Anthony Carter

Potlatch N Van, dancer

25-03-10-a038100
Item
1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of a dancer and drummers at a potlatch, with the audience visible in the background.

Anthony Carter

Potlatch N Van, dancer

25-03-10-a038099
Item
1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of a dancer and drummers at a potlatch, with the audience visible in the background.

Anthony Carter

Potlatch N Van, dancer

25-03-10-a038101
Item
1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of a dancer and drummers at a potlatch, with the audience visible in the background.

Anthony Carter

Potlatch N Van, crowd inside

25-03-10-a038105
Item
1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of the crowd at a potlatch in North Vancouver.

Anthony Carter

Potlatch items on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040408
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Items from the Museum of Anthropology including house posts, feast dishes, a bentwood box, and model totem poles, on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Potlatch items on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040412
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Items from the Museum of Anthropology including house posts, feast dishes, a bentwood box, and model totem poles, on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Potlatch items on display in Montréal

132-1-C-A-a040413
Item
1969 or 1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Items from the Museum of Anthropology including house posts, feast dishes, a bentwood box, and model totem poles, on display in Montréal for the Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World".

Potlatch in Campbell River in Honour of Mrs. Henderson

138-02-01-07 (MAN 226 a - b)
Item
May 21, 1977

Part of Paddling to Where I Stand collection

Potlatch at Campbell River in honour of Mrs. Henderson. Recorded by Martine de Widerspach-Thor (Reid) on May 21, 1977.
Item a: side 1-2
Item b: side 3-4

Martine J. Reid

Potlatch (?)