Totem poles

Robert Davidson carving pole

51-01-36-a039857
Item
[ca. 1969?]

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of Robert Davidson carving a totem pole.

Robert Davidson carving pole

51-01-36-a039852
Item
[ca. 1969]

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of Robert Davidson carving a pole.

Robert Davidson, Jr. pole raising ceremony

25-02-09
File
August 22, 1969

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

File consists of images from a pole raising ceremony in Masset, on Queen Charlotte Island, Haida Gwaii. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. Images show the crowd, speakers (including Davidson), the process of raising the pole, and nearby scenery.

Anthony Carter

Robes of power: Totem poles on cloth

1-1-B
Subseries
1986

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

Subseries contain the images used in the booklet Robes of Power: Totem Poles on Cloth written by Doreen Jensen and Polly Sargent, as well as a copy of the booklet. In addition, there are images of a children's workshop that took place during the exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology.

Rod Paterson

51-01-39-a039884
Item
[1975]

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image from the move of totem poles to the Museum of Anthropology in 1975.

Rod Paterson

51-01-39-a039885
Item
[1975]

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image from the move of totem poles to the Museum of Anthropology in 1975.

Rod Paterson

51-01-39-a039873
Item
[1975]

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image from the move of totem poles to the Museum of Anthropology in 1975.

Rod Paterson

51-01-39-a039877
Item
[1975]

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image from the move of totem poles to the Museum of Anthropology in 1975.

Rod Paterson

51-01-39-a039883
Item
[1975]

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image from the move of totem poles to the Museum of Anthropology in 1975.

Rod Paterson [moving totem poles, UBC]

51-01-39-a039867
Item
[1975]

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image shows a group of individuals gathered around a totem pole that is lying on the ground, wrapped in fabric, to be moved on UBC's campus.

Rod Paterson, Aug. '75

51-01-39-a039868
Item
1975

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of a totem pole lying on its back on a truck, being transported to the Museum of Anthropology. The museum building is behind the pole.

Rod Paterson, Aug. 75

51-01-39-a039875
Item
1975

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image from the move of totem poles to the Museum of Anthropology in 1975.

Rod Paterson, Aug. 75

51-01-39-a039876
Item
1975

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image from the move of totem poles to the Museum of Anthropology in 1975.

Rod Paterson, Aug. 75

51-01-39-a039869
Item
1975

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of a totem pole being moved at the Museum of Anthropology. The pole is lying on the ground, wrapped in fabric. A number of workers are standing next to it.

Rod Paterson, Aug. 75

51-01-39-a039882
Item
1975

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image from the move of totem poles to the Museum of Anthropology in 1975.

Rotunda at the Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-C-a041542
Item
1976?

Part of MOA General Media collection

The rotunda at the Museum of Anthropology with a house fronta totem pole on display. This item was transferred from Tanoo in 1954.

Rotunda at the Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-C-a041541
Item
1976?

Part of MOA General Media collection

The rotunda at the Museum of Anthropology with a house fronta totem pole on display. This item was transferred from Tanoo in 1954.

Row of totem poles

81-04-a033264
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of several totem poles in Nimpkish Band Cemetery. Totem on the far right of image is a memorial to Billie Moon, carved by Willie Seaweed and Joe Seaweed in 1931. The pole second from the right, carved by Doug Crammer, Richard Hunt, Bruce Alfred, Donna Ambers, Fish Ambers, and Richer Sumner, is a memorial to Dan Crammer.