Date: 1972
Description: From the left: Walter Joseph, Murphy Stanley and Walter Harris examining abalone shells. Abalone is an important material in Northwest Coast art. It is used as a decorative inlay, as jewellery, and it is sewn onto robes and ceremonial regalia. It is often used to denote power, rank, and prestige.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Human or ancestral figures at the tops of totems at the totem park.
Date: 1970 to 1975
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Trail between Gitaus site and Gitsaex site.
Name(s): Sawyer, Alan R. (Alan Reed), 1919-2002
Description: Helmet fashioned in the shape of a bear or possibly a sea lions head. Only the mouth is pronounced with further detailed carving and red paint.
Description: Heritage items displayed in Ank'idaa. Note rabbit mask and cut Chilkat blanket- all are now in the Museum of Northern British Columbia, Prince Rupert.
Date: 1913
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: Hanging Across is the furthest pole from the photographer; Crane and Grizzly Bear pole is centre; Shaking pole is closest to the photographer. Pole of Small hat is the small pole in the distance.
Date: 1913
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: Shaking Pole of Kw'axsuu in the Ank'idaa cemetery, 1913. This is the earliest photograph of the cemetery and shows grave fences and burial boxes.
Date: 1915 to 1925
Description: Unidentified man sitting and holding a walking stick.
Date: 1927
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Shaking Pole in the foreground and Crane and Grizzly Bear Pole in background.
Date: 1913
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: Ank'idaa, 1913. Pole of Hlidax is the tall pole in the centre left of the frame. Pole of Luuya'as is on the right. This pole was purchased by the British Museum in 1930, and it is still at the museum today.
Date: 1927
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Ank'idaa, 1927. Pole of Hlidax can be seen being propped up. Pole in centre of frame, hidden in tree, is Pole of Luuya'as. Wide Base Pole, is on the right with burial boxes.
Date: 1985 to 1995
Description: A more recent pole that combines the White-Owl pole and the Grizzly-Bear-of-the-Poles of Chief Tatq.
Date: 1985 to 1995
Description: The base of the pole that combines both Tatq's White-Owl and the Grizzly-of-the-Sun pole.
Date: 1948
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: On the left is the Tall-Hat pole, and on the right is the Garment-of-the-Eagle-People pole.
Date: 1910
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: Row of totem poles in front of the houses at Ans'pa yaxw. This is a rare view of the village looking upstream.
