Outside the museum there was a Haida House complex which includes the structures that would have been present in a nineteenth century Haida village. The village was constructed in 1962 and includes a large family dwelling and a smaller mortuary house similar to those used traditionally to hold the dead. In front of the houses are are examples of memorial and mortuary poles dating from 1951 Haida artist Bill Reid and Namgis artist Doug Cranmer oversaw the construction of the houses and carved several of the adjacent poles.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Museum of Anthropology Vancouver.
Outside the museum there was a Haida House complex which includes the structures that would have been present in a nineteenth century Haida village. The village was constructed in 1962 and includes a large family dwelling and a smaller mortuary house similar to those used traditionally to hold the dead. In front of the houses are are examples of memorial and mortuary poles dating from 1951 Haida artist Bill Reid and Namgis artist Doug Cranmer oversaw the construction of the houses and carved several of the adjacent poles.
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I'm pretty sure thats the place I went when I was there, will have to find my old photos and take a better look.
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