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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.

Killer-Whale Mortuary

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George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive

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Title: Killer-Whale Mortuary
Date: 1932
Photographer: R.B. Inverarity
Description: Note the notches on the back of the double-finned Killer Whale mortuary pole - a tally mark of some sort.
Village: Skidegate
Subject(s): Haida
Hydah
Queen Charlotte Islands
Totem Poles

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Killer-Whale Mortuary

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