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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New Generation of Great-Protruding-(Being)-from-the-Lake

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Date: 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: This pole is located in the upper village of Gitsegukla. The pole appears to be a new generation of the Great-Protruding-(Being)-from-the-Lake pole from the lower village. At the top of the pole sits the Great-Protruding-(Being)-from-the-Lake, who is wearing a Brave's helmet with two kingfishers perched on it.

New Generation of Great-Protruding-(Being)-from-the-Lake

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Date: 1965 to 1970
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: This pole is located in the upper village of Gitsegukla. The pole appears to be a new generation of the Great-Protruding-(Being)-from-the-Lake pole from the lower village. At the top of the pole sits the Great-Protruding-(Being)-from-the-Lake, who is wearing a Brave's helmet with two kingfishers perched on it. There is a large undecorated section, followed by a row of attached Three-Beings-Across. One of which has a Hanging-Frog below his feet. Next is a beaver who is gnawing on something in…

New Kasaan Poles

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: New Kasaan, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska .

New Whale House

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Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.

Newly Created Mask

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Date: 1972
Description: Freda Diesing mask at the 'Ksan studio, Hazelton

Nic-yo-go

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Date: 1918
Name(s): Shotridge, Louis
Description: Portrait of Nic-yo-go, Aiyansh.

Nisga'a Chief at Aiyansh

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Date: 1918
Name(s): Shotridge, Louis
Description: Aiyansh Chief (Peter Nisshiyok) wearing a Chilkat blanket and frontlet and holding a raven rattle.

Nisga'a Men at Aiyansh

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Date: 1905 to 1910
Description: Men with packed sleds, dogs, and snowshoes at Aiyansh.

Nisga'a Picnic

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Date: 1905 to 1910
Description: People eating outdoors at Aiyansh.

North End of Yan

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Date: 1910 to 1930
Description: In the foreground is the frontal pole and mortuary post associated with the Gambling House and directly behind it the frontal pole and memorial pole of the Sea Lion House. In the background are some support posts and roof beams as well as other memorial poles.

Northwest Coast Antler Club

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Caribou antler club with sinew or cordage handle on the handle. Collected by Oldenburg 1836-1840.

Northwest Coast Design

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: This design is carved into the front shoulder of a wolf figure. The figure, one of a set of two, was likely a house support post or part of a lintel that formed an entry way.

Northwest Coast Warfare

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Name(s): Sawyer, Alan R. (Alan Reed), ‏ 1919-2002
Description: Northwest Coast Warfare display depicting helmets slat and rod armour, visor and weapons.

Nose-like-Cohoe Pole

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Date: 1909
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: Detail of the Corpse-Split-in-Two, Nose-like-Cohoe, the Man-of-the-Wilds or Bush-Man, with a small frog in his hands, and then the Small-Children or Lying-Outwards-in-Water.

Nose-like-Cohoe Pole

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Date: 1909
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: Detail of the Small-Children or Lying-Outwards-in-Water depicted as the three small human figures in a row, and then Half-Way-Out or Man-of-the Wilds.