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Two argillite totem poles
2009.7.1.205 · Pièce · [ca. 1939]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Profile perspective of two model totem poles carved from argillite, set against a white backdrop. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “43-2”

Two staffs – close-up
2009.7.1.209 · Pièce · [ca. 1939]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Close up perspective of the top of the two carved wooden staffs, both inlaid with abalone shell, leaning against a wall side by side, a white sheet serving as a backdrop. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “52-1”

Argillite dish
2009.7.1.220 · Pièce · [ca. 1939]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Intricately carved argillite dish inlaid with abalone shell. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “51-4”

Argillite dish
2009.7.1.224 · Pièce · [ca. 1939]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Intricately carved argillite dish featuring inlaid triangular pieces of stone or shell material around its perimeter and a series of seven faces within its centre. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “51-6”

Bentwood boxes and spoons
2009.7.1.230 · Pièce · [ca. 1939]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Two carved wooden bentwood boxes; one containing seven carved wooden spoons. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “49-5”

Two frog dishes
2009.7.1.232 · Pièce · [ca. 1939]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Figure on the left is a club-shaped cylindrical figure with bulbous human face at one end; abalone shell is inlaid in the face for eyes. Figure on the right is a club carved in the shape of a whale with inlaid eyes and engraved markings on its sides. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “51-1”

Two carved clubs
2009.7.1.233 · Pièce · [ca. 1939]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Figure on the left is a club-shaped cylindrical figure with bulbous human face at one end; abalone shell is inlaid in the face for eyes. Figure on the right is a club carved in the shape of a whale with inlaid eyes and engraved markings on its sides. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “51-1”

Carved stone figures
2009.7.1.235 · Pièce · [ca. 1939]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Carved stone figure on left features a hole at one end through which a rope is strung; while the figure on the right is a soapstone figure carving of a face with two ears to the sides and split ‘u’ ones at the top of the head. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “51-5”

Mask
2009.7.1.238 · Pièce · [ca. 1939]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Carved wooden mask of a mythic creature whose mouth is in the shape of an ‘o’. Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “33-2”

Mask
2009.7.1.239 · Pièce · [ca. 1939]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Mask created from leather or metal, featuring eyeholes and a mouth hole as well as holes pierced around the perimeter of the mask itself. Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “45-5”

2009.7.1.093 · Pièce · [ca. 1876 - ca. 1900]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Totem poles (crest poles?) stand in front of a line of houses. Blanketed canoes sit on beach in right foreground; forest in background.

Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Haida Encampment [crossed through with line]"; "Skidegate Queen Charlottes Islands / To illustrate Introduction / Introduction Trophies from a Song [Trail?] Page 1 Heading."

Woman on Rocks
2012.13.1.78.01 · Pièce · 1982
Fait partie de J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a woman standing on a rocky shore somewhere on Haida Gwaii, B.C.

Hecate Strait
2012.13.1.78.27 · Pièce · 1982
Fait partie de J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the waters of the Hecate Strait, possibly on approach to Haida Gwaii, B.C.

Person on a Path
2012.13.1.78.41 · Pièce · 1982
Fait partie de J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts an individual walking on a path through a forest somewhere on Haida Gwaii.

Slug
2012.13.1.78.52 · Pièce · 1982
Fait partie de J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a slug on the forest floor somewhere on Haida Gwaii.

Forest Trail
2012.13.1.78.54 · Pièce · 1982
Fait partie de J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a trail through the forest somewhere on Haida Gwaii.

Skidegate
2012.13.1.78.62 · Pièce · 1982
Fait partie de J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the community of Skidegate on Haida Gwaii.

Bentwood box
2009.7.1.197 · Pièce · [ca. 1939]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

A bentwood box sitting on a pedestal in front of a bookcase in the office of W.E. Collison. Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “Carved ‘hope chest’ sent to New York. The box was carved by -- Luke Watson Skidegate. The photo was taken in the office – not bad for a --”

Three argillite totem poles
2009.7.1.206 · Pièce · [ca. 1939]
Fait partie de Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Three model totem poles carved out of argillite and of various heights standing as a trio against a white backdrop. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “43-3”