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The Bill Reid Centre's digital image archive is the digital version of a research collection first assembled by Dr. George MacDonald and his wife Joanne MacDonald over their long careers in Canadian museology, archaeology, and anthropology. The archive represents the MacDonalds' deep respect for the cultures of the Northwest Coast, their connections to numerous communities along the coast, as well as their relationships with museums, archives, friends and colleagues. These images are made available here for research and educational purposes. Other uses may require permission; users are responsible for contacting copyright holders to obtain such permission.

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George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive

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: Shaman's button hat; Shaman's folding hat, of red fabric adorned extensively with abalone buttons.

: Basketry hat; Shaman's basketry hat, woven from spruce root, polychromatic design denote geometric design and animal figures.

: Shaman figure; Shaman figure depicting two human figures, one laying on top of the other, split from the legs up.

: Shamanism Display; Artifacts carved by Lelooska: a figurine box depicting a deceased shaman, a classical soul catcher in wolf imagery, and a maskette of a shaman in trance.

: Carved whistle; Carved from wood with humanoid effigy. Possibly a club or whistle.

: Shaman's bird skull hat; Shaman's hat constructed from birch bark, spruce root, fabric and birds skull.

: Shaman's bird skull hat view #2; Shaman's hat constructed from birch bark, spruce root, fabric and birds skull.

: Shaman's ermine skin hat; Shamanistic hat, consisting of red & blue felt adorned with ermine furs.

: Shaman's spruce root hat; Polychrome spruce root hat, consisting of red, black and white (natural) spruce roots.

: Detail of shaman hat masquette; Carved mask, on top of shaman's hat.

: Shaman's woven hat; Folding shaman hat made of spruce root weaving, adorned with fur on peak of hat.

: Shaman's spruce root hat; Spruce root weaved hat of natural, black and red dyed roots. Adorned with black fur.

: Shaman's spruce root headband; Shaman headband, constructed from red, black and natural colour spruce root, black felt, and hide. The hide adornment shows extensive wear, indicated by few strands of hair left.

: Shaman's weaved hat; Shaman's hat constructed from spruce root weaving, hide, and fur. Adorned with a bone ring on the side.

: Shaman's wooden bodkin; Shaman's dagger, carved from wood, painted red and black and adorned with cedar bark.

: Museum display of shaman tools; Museum exhibition display, with claw crown, eagle feather fan, pouch with rocks.

: Shaman necklce and crown (on mannequin); Museum exhibition displaying mannequin donning claw crown (Tsimshian 6549) and shaman's bone necklace (Haida 10656).

: Carved Soul Catcher; Carved soul Catcher, hole drilled on upper surface in middle, along with two on either side at opening of the 'mouths' of the orca designs.

: Soul catcher; Soul catcher, carved from bone, abalone inlay in teeth, and eyes of possiblyland otter or bear design. Central figure an owl.

: Salmon plaque; Image of a salmon plaque from the book "People of the Totem".

: Bark Shredder; Formerly owned by the wife of Tsimshian Chief Seeks (Seks), this item was collected by Frederick Landsberg in Victoria at an unknown date. Purchased by George Heye in 1905. Created ca. 1880.

: Wooden soul catcher; Soul catcher, carved from wood depicting two bears or sea lions on either side, with central human figure.

: Amulet soul catcher; Soul catcher with necklace holes, typical wolf figures, with triangular abalone inlaid in centre in geometric configuration.

: Gitxsan soul catcher; Soul catcher of Gitxsan design, carved and polished bone with abalone inlay. Shape is typical of soul catchers, with exception of full bodied wolves inside 'upper jaw' of mouth design.

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