Date: 1972
Description: Women from Kispiox barbecuing a salmon. These scenes of resource gathering were initiated in order to record some of the traditional practices of the Gitxsan people and to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers. The objective was to create colour images of practices that were partially captured in earlier black and white photographs and in early texts such as those written by Marius Barbeau and William Beynon. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on…
Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Detail of King Salmon at base of the Raven post. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.
Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Detail of the eye of the King Salmon at the base of the Raven post. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.
Name(s): Halpin, Marjorie, M., 1937-
Description: Carved salmon dance accessory adorned with abalone. crescent shape fixture on bottom suggest it's a headdress.
Description: Image of a salmon plaque from the book "People of the Totem".
Date: 1972
Description: Edith Campbell making hemlock cakes. Plastic is being used to keep the cakes from sticking to the inside of the box. in the old days thimbleberry leaves would have been used. These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers among the Gitxsan. The objective was to create colour images of practices that were partially captured in earlier black and white photographs and in early texts such as those written by…
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Various totem poles and house posts at the Saxman Totem Park. Saxman was a Tlingit community, founded in 1894 by members of the Taant'a ?w©an (Tongass People) and Sanyaa ?w©an (Cape Fox People) who lived in the area. The design of the poles and clanhouse in the park are Tlingit in origin.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Various totem poles and house posts at the Saxman Totem Park. Saxman was a Tlingit community, founded in 1894 by members of the Taant'a ?w©an (Tongass People) and Sanyaa ?w©an (Cape Fox People) who lived in the area. The design of the poles and clanhouse in the park are Tlingit in origin.
Date: 1972
Description: Re-enactment of the First Salmon Ceremony performed by the 'Ksan Performing Arts Group. The re-enactment is based on the narrative recorded by Franz Boas for the Gitselesu of Kitselas Canyon.
Date: 1972
Description: Scraping hemlock bark. These scenes of resource gathering were initiated in order to record some of the traditional practices of the Gitxsan people and to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers. The objective was to create colour images of practices that were partially captured in earlier black and white photographs and in early texts such as those written by Marius Barbeau and William Beynon. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on food collecting…
Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Rain Screen, su kheen, formed the front wall of the sleeping chamber of the master of the house. The large partition stood between the rear support posts and is made of thin split red cedar boards of varying widths. The front surface is intricately carved in low relief and painted to represent the Spirit of Rain, Su, which was symbolized by a great crouching figure with outstretched arms. The boarder of minture creatures represents the splashing of rain as it strikes the ground. Some scholars…
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Interior of Chief Shakes' X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House)). At the back is a painted screen with two carved house posts to either side. The carver was Kadjisdu.axtc, "One-to-whom-people-will-listen," he carved four house posts for the X'átgu Hít (MudX'átgu Hít (Mudshark House)).
Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Rain Screen legs and protal detail Rain Screen, su kheen, formed the front wall of the sleeping chamber of the master of the house. The large partition stood between the rear support posts and is made of thin split red cedar boards of varying widths. The front surface is intricately carved in low relief and painted to represent the Spirit of Rain, Su, which was symbolized by a great crouching figure with outstretched arms. The boarder of minture creatures represents the splashing of rain as it…
Date: 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Walter Joseph Screen carved and painted for Royal Bank's Headquarters on Georgia Street, Vancouver. This 9-panel frieze was created by Earl Muldoe, Art Sterritt, Walter Harris, Alfred Joseph and Ken Mowatt.
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Screen carved and painted for Royal Bank's Headquarters on Georgia Street, Vancouver. This 9-panel frieze was created by Earl Muldoe, Art Sterritt, Walter Harris, Alfred Joseph and Ken Mowatt.
