George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive

The Bill Reid Centre's George and Joanne MacDonald Image Archive contains images of Northwest Coast First Peoples, their villages, and their visual and material belongings. Many of the images collected by the MacDonalds are not unique, and can be found in museums and archives around the world. Throughout his career, Dr. MacDonald sought to bring these important resources together under one roof with the intent of creating access for Northwest Coast First Nations, and in particular artists, whose passion for historic imagery and visual documentation of their cultural belongings he witnessed first-hand. The archive is a reflection of the MacDonalds' research interests, their careers in archaeology and anthropology, their many relationships in the field, and their deep respect and admiration of the diverse nations of the Northwest Coast.

Contributed by The Bill Reid Centre, Simon Fraser University.

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Eagle Mortuary

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Date: 1947
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: The remains of a mortuary post with a large eagle that originally had a small marten between its ears and a painted frontal plaque.

Eagle Mortuary

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: This large carved mortuary depicted an eagle standing on a seal. Originally the eagle had a separately carved beak, and a front plaque that was plain.

Eagle Mortuary

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: This large carved mortuary depicted an eagle standing on a seal. The front plaque that was attached above the horizontal piece of wood was left plain.

Eagle on a Clothsline

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Carving of an eagle on a clothesline.

Eagle on Decayed Pole

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Date: 1945 to 1948
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Eagle on the Decayed Pole.

Eagle on Nest Totem

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Date: 1960 to 1970
Description: Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.

Eagle on the Decayed Pole

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Date: 1925 to 1930
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Eagle on the Decayed Pole was carved for Chief Txas-diyee of the Eagle tribe by Txaa-kw'ihleen. When it was erected ca. 1870 it stood 50 ft tall. This pole was repatriated to the Nisga'a Nation and is on display at the Nisga'a Museum in Laxgalts'ap (Greenville). (Info. from: http://gingolx.ca/nisgaaculture/ancient_villages/villages.html)

Eagle on the Decayed Pole

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Date: 1925 to 1930
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Eagle on the Decayed Pole was carved for Chief Txas-diyee of the Eagle tribe by Txaa-kw'ihleen. When it was erected ca. 1870 it stood 50 ft tall. This pole was repatriated to the Nisga'a Nation and is on display at the Nisga'a Museum in Laxgalts'ap (Greenville).

Eagle on the Decayed Pole

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Date: 1925 to 1930
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Eagle on the Decayed Pole was carved for Chief Txas-diyee of the Eagle tribe by Txaa-kw'ihleen. When it was erected ca. 1870 it stood 50 ft tall. This pole was repatriated to the Nisga'a Nation and is on display at the Nisga'a Museum in Laxgalts'ap (Greenville). (Info. from: http://gingolx.ca/nisgaaculture/ancient_villages/villages.html)

Eagle Pole of the Gitselasu

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Date: 2008
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Totem poles at Kitselas Canyon representing the Eagle clan. Carved by Stan Beven

Eagle Pommel

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Name(s): Duff, Wilson, 1925-1976
Description: Dagger pommel carved as an eagle bone and inlaid with abalone.

Eagle-Leg House Mortuaries

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Depicted on the frontal plaque is the dogfish wearing a large labret. This form of dogfish came from a Sitka, Alaska, story in which a woman chief began to change into a dogfish while talking to her friends one day. Her nose lengthened and curved into her mouth, but her labret remained in place.The mortuary on the right originally featured a plaque with a beaver head that had potlatch cylinders on it, and a stick being held by its paws.

Eagle-Leg Mortuary

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Date: 1967
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: At the west end of the village stands a single eagle-leg mortuary and a single plain mortuary post. This post probably originally had crest figures placed on top of the post.

Eagle-Person or Man-Eagle

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Date: 1920
Description: Detail of the lower portion of the pole. It depicts a Water-Lily, tadpoles in pairs that share one tail between two bodies, and at the bottom is another Eagle-Person who is holding a Mountain-Trout in its hands. This pole was raised by Chief Gwinuu.

Eagle, Blue Hawk Totem

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Date: 1960 to 1970
Description: Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.