Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-B-a041061
Item
1962

Display for the exhibit "Japanese and Chinese Art and History." Shows implements of Japanese calligraphy as well as cups, bowls, and small paintings.

Basket exhibit panel

132-1-C-B-a040853
Item
[1961]

Parte de MOA General Media collection

Picture of exhibit panel at the Museum of Anthropology, ca. 1961. The text reads: "A tightly woven basket held liquids and could be used for cooking." Panel includes a map.

House of Chief Albert Edward Edenshaw

11-02-a032689_1
Item
[ca. 1889 - 1891]

Parte de Robert Reford fonds

Item is an image of two totem poles by two buildings. According to annotations, photograph is of the house of Chief Albert Edward Edenshaw, G?aw (also known as Old Massett) in the Haida Gwaii archipielago.

Woman in G?aw

11-02-a032693_5
Item
[ca. 1889 - 1891]

Parte de Robert Reford fonds

Item is an image of a woman walking away from the camera with three buildings and a totem pole in the background. According to annotations, photograph was taken in G?aw (also known as Old Massett) in the Haida Gwaii archipielago

G?aw

11-02-a032703_1
Item
[ca. 1889 - 1891]

Parte de Robert Reford fonds

Item is an image of a coastal village, taken from the sea. According to annotations, photograph is of G?aw (also known as Old Massett) in the Haida Gwaii archipielago taken from the Ship Islander.

Special events

35-7-C
Sub-séries
1950-1981

Parte de Audrey Hawthorn (MOA Curator) fonds

Subseries consists of files relating to nine special events: the Indian Costume Show (1950), Open House Day (1955), the opening of Totem Park, the Henry Speck (Ozistalis) show (1964), a talk given on aboriginal medicine (1966), Bill Holm’s Indian Dance Group (1967), the opening ceremony for the new museum (1974-1979), the Raven Celebration (1980), the ‘Ksan Poleraising (1980-1981), and the dedication of the museum doors (1976). The records in this subseries consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, memoranda, photographic negatives, ephemera, plans, budgets, financial statements, receipts, a copy of the June 9, 1976 edition of UBC Reports, and a copy of Canadian Art Review VI/I/1979.

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