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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Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Left: Mortuary depicting a thunderbird with a face in the tail Middle: A Mortuary depicitng a grizzly bear with a cub between its legs, and a small human figure between its ears. It stood on the head of an unusual figure obscured by vegetation. Right: A mortuary post that has an ornate depiction of a Killer Whale with prominent triangular teeth, and small figure between its fin and tail. On the whale's head was a smaller whale with three sgil (potlatch rings).

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Mortuary posts in SGang Gwaay/Ninstints

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Mortuary Posts

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Mortuary Posts

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Mortuary posts in SGang Gwaay/Ninstints

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Left: Mortuary post with a large grizzly bear holding a frog between its paws and a frog between its ears. Middle: A large mortuary post depicting an eagle standing on a seal. The front plaque was plain. Right: Mortuary post depicting a Sea Grizzly, in its mouth is a seal wearing sgil (potlatch rings). At the base and betweem the ears are human figures, and a raven head between the ears. The front plaque was plain.

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Left: Remnants of a mortuary post Right: A mortuary post with a carved Grizzly bear with two human faces on the hands

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Left: Remnants of a mortuary post Right: A mortuary post with a carved Grizzly bear with two human faces on the hands

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Posterior of mortuary poles in the village of Sgang Gwaay (Ninstints)

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

Menil_HG-0740-Thumbnail Image.jpg
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Mortuary posts

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

Menil_HG-0742-Thumbnail Image.jpg
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Left: Mortuary depicting a thunderbird with a face in the tail Middle: A Mortuary depicitng a grizzly bear with a cub between its legs, and a small human figure between its ears. It stood on the head of an unusual figure obscured by vegetation. Right: A mortuary post that has an ornate depiction of a Killer Whale with prominent triangular teeth, and small figure between its fin and tail. On the whale's head was a smaller whale with three sgil (potlatch rings). The front plaque was most likely…

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

Menil_HG-0743-Thumbnail Image.jpg
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Left: A mortuary post that has an ornate depiction of a Killer Whale with prominent triangular teeth, and small figure between its fin and tail. On the whale's head was a smaller whale with three sgil (potlatch rings). The front plaque was most likely painted. Middle: Plain mortuary post Right: Mortuary post with a large grizzly bear holding a frog between its paws and a frog between its ears.

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

Menil_HG-0744-Thumbnail Image.jpg
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Mortuary posts in SGang Gwaay/Ninstints

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

Menil_HG-0611-Thumbnail Image.jpg
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Left: Mortuary poles Middle: Mortuary post with a large grizzly bear holding a frog between its paws and a frog between its ears. Right: A large mortuary post depicting an eagle standing on a seal. The front plaque was plain.

Mortuary Posts in sGang Gwaay

Menil_HG-0613-Thumbnail Image.jpg
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Left: Remnants of a mortuary post Right: A mortuary post with a carved Grizzly bear with two human faces on the hands