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Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts the top portion of what may be a small scale totem pole. The image depicted seems to be a Thunderbird, painted in black, white, red, green, and gold. There is another figure below this, but it is not discernible in this photo.
Thunderbird and Dzunukwa totem pole
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of the Thunderbird (top) and Dzunukwa(bottom) totem pole in Alert Bay. Pole was carved in 1931 at Blunden Harbour by Willie Seaweed, assisted by Joe Seaweed. Totem pole was a memorial for Billie Moon.
William Carr
Part of Stanley E. Read fonds
Image depicts three totem poles, standing in an open area. Read's note under this photo indicates that the pole on the left may by a Snag-of-the-Sand-Bar pole from the House of Chief Skogum Laxhe. The pole on the right may be Chief Laxhe`s Hat-of-Tsagyem-hanak Pole. See also item a034837 for a closeup of the Snag-of-the-Sand-Bar pole.
Part of MOA General Media collection
An early photograph of the Museum of Anthropology. Two totem poles are visible on the museum grounds.
The mortuary house being reassembled
Part of MOA General Media collection
Image shows the mortuary house while it was being reassembled.
The mortuary house being reassembled
Part of MOA General Media collection
Image shows the mortuary house while it was being reassembled.
The mortuary house being reassembled
Part of MOA General Media collection
Image shows the mortuary house while it was being reassembled.
The Haida House and Mortuary House in their original positions
Part of MOA General Media collection
The Haida House and Mortuary House with accompanying totem poles in what appear to be their original positions before being moved in to the grounds of the new Museum of Anthropology.
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.
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
File consists of images from the Tanu village site in Haida Gwaii.
Anthony Carter
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 Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts Douglas Cranmer on a break from carving. He smokes a cigarette as his chain saw rests on the ground.
Series documents Nisga’a artist Norman Tait and his crew of carvers during a period in which they were prolific in their creation of totem poles.
Jensen first met Tait in the early 1970s when she would photographic artists’ works for Bud Mintz, Vancouver gallery owner. In 1985 she had the idea to produce a book documenting the carving of a totem pole from start to finish. She approached Tait, who initially refused but called Jensen back just a few days later to take her up on the offer, after being commissioned to create a pole for the Native Education Centre in Vancouver.
Jensen photographed Tait and his crew, which consisted of his brother Robert (Chip), his cousin Harry Martin (Hammy), his nephew Wayne Young and his eldest son Isaac (Ikey). She also made notes and audio recordings of Tait’s lessons to his crew, most of whom had never worked on such a large project. The photographs and tapes were used in the creation of the book Where the People Gather: Carving a Totem Pole. The project also led to the publication of a children’s version, Carving a Totem Pole and a paperback version titled Totem Pole Carving. The books were published in the early 1990s.
Jensen documented Tait’s next two major commissions: two poles for Capilano Mall in 1986, and a pole for Stanley Park in 1987.
In 1987 Tait adopted Jensen into the Nisga’a Eagle Clan and began to teach her about the responsibilities that came with the honour. The lessons were put into practice in 2001 when Tait asked Vickie to guard the body of a family member that had died.
The series includes photographic records of the creation of the four poles; audio recordings of lessons and interviews with Tait; transcripts of the audio tapes; and notes. The series consists of five sub-series:
A. Native Education Centre (NEC) pole photographs
B. Capilano Mall and Stanley Park poles photographs
C. Misc. photographs
D. Tait family and crew artists’ photographs
E. Audio tapes and transcripts.
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.
Sun and raven #1 (original), Saxman Park, Ketchikan, Alaska
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
Storage shed for poles collection
Part of MOA General Media collection
Storage shed for totem poles moved to UBC by the Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
Storage shed for poles collection
Part of MOA General Media collection
Storage shed for totem poles moved to UBC by the Totem Pole Preservation Committee.
Storage and carving shed at UBC campus
Part of MOA General Media collection
The storage shed at UBC where totem poles were stored.
Stone Bear memorial, in memory of Chief Mark We-get and Pole-in-Sand.
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a stone bear memorial, in memory of Chief Mark We-get, located in the Skeena/Hazelton area of BC. Behind the memorial is a totem pole known as Pole-in-the-Sand. The totem pole is owned by Gary Hill Sr. of the house of Wiiseks/Wiigyet. The pole was cut down and as of March 2019 there are plans to make another one.
Anthony Carter