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  1. Totem poles in Vancouver, British Columbia. Sculptures of the First Nations in the UBC Museum of Anthropology.

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    • Answer from Karen Duffek and Christopher Smith
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    “In the 1970s my father bought a totem from a man who entered the Westin Bayshore hotel in Vancouver. Unfortunately, my father passed away a few years ago so I cannot ask him further information. I now inherited the totem and would love to know more about it as I have a very special connection to it. My parents moved to Germany with us some years a...

    Thanks for your interesting query. It sent us on a bit of a research quest: because of the pole’s somewhat rough workmanship and idiosyncratic designing but deeply sculpted style, I immediately thought that it looked like the work of the late Nuu-chah-nulth carver Jimmy John (1876 – 1988, from the west coast of Vancouver Island), but then I wondere...

    Thank you so much for all the information. It is really appreciated. I shared it with my mum and she is also very excited. It means a lot to me and my family! We definitely will plan a trip to Duncan next time we come to Vancouver.

  2. Apr 3, 2024 · Item a038692 - Totem pole installation, Museum of Anthropology; Item a038693 - Totem pole, UBC; Item a038694 ... Totem poles and installations at MOA & UBC; Totem ...

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  4. Over 40,000 photographic images held by the University of British Columbia Archives dating from the founding of the University to the present day. They present

  5. Over 40,000 photographic images held by the University of British Columbia Archives dating from the founding of the University to the present day. They present

  6. Over 40,000 photographic images held by the University of British Columbia Archives dating from the founding of the University to the present day. They present

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