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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Frog Grave

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Date: 1915 to 1925
Name(s): Shotridge, Louis
Description: Grave house depicting a frog emerging from it.

Frog Gravestone

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Gravestone with a frog figure coming out of the stone.

Frog Helmet and Blanket

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Date: 1980
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Man wearing a helmet with a Frog and a button blanket with a frog design on the back.

Frog House Frontal Pole

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Date: 1901
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F.‏ (Charles Frederick),‏ ‎1851-1924
Description: The frontal pole of the Frog House is in the process of being removed from Cumshewa in 1901 by C. F.‏ (Charles Frederick) Newcombe,‏ ‎1851-1924 for the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Frog House Interior

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Date: 1895 to 1905
Name(s): Blankenberg, J. M.
Description: Frog posts and Raven screen, Ganaxtedi clan.

Frog House Pole

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Date: 1901
Description: Frontal pole from Frog House.

Frog House Treasures

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: These appear to be various items from a clan house. The interior posts show frogs looking up at human faces.

Frog in an Excavated Pit

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Date: 1971
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: An excavated pit and a frog taking shelter.

Frog Interior Posts

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Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Two of four house posts from Frog House, Ganaxtedi clan.

Frog Pole Detail

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: These frogs are to represent three Kiksadi women, Tlingit whom belong to the frog clan. The three women cohabitated with Chief Shakes' slaves. The pole is said to be a ridicule pole carved to force payment for the Kiksadi Chief who would not pay for Shakes housing the three women. The Kiksadi Chief had said the women disgraced themselves, by marrying beneath them

Frog Post Detail

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Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Detail of post from Frog house, Ganaxtedi clan.

Frog Posts

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Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Post from Frog house, Ganaxtedi clan.

Frog Posts

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Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Two of four house posts from Frog House, Ganaxtedi clan.

Frog Shame Pole

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: These frogs are to represent three Kiksadi women, Tlingit whom belong to the frog clan. The three women cohabitated with Chief Shakes' slaves. The pole is said to be a ridicule pole carved to force payment for the Kiksadi Chief who would not pay for Shakes housing the three Kiksadi women. The Kiksadi Chief had said the women disgraced themselves, by marrying beneath them

Frog Tombstone

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Date: 1915 to 1925
Name(s): Shotridge, Louis
Description: Grave depicting a frog emerging from it. The inscription reads "In Memory of Yandaqin-Yel Sta-HuanQuwu-cuelGuan-NestiHays-Neech"