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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Raven

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Date: 1972
Description: Raven design door Art works created by students of the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art located at the 'Ksan Historical Village.

Raven

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Date: 1980 to 1985
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Bill Reid Pole raised at Skidegate Band Office in 1978

Raven

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Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Detail of Raven post from Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan. Raven is represented on this post by the main (anthropomorphic) figure holding a head, the jade adz, Tsu-hootar with which Raven tricked the King Salmon into coming ashore. Raven stands on the fish, and the small raven issuing from his mouth represents his lies. [This is a pun, since the root for "to lie, deceive" and "raven" are the same: ye't. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.

Raven

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Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Detail: Raven looking out the blow hole of the whale held by Gunakadeit. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.

Raven

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Date: 1980
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Raven discovering mankind in a clam shell

Raven

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Top figure of A.E. Edenshaw pole located at Prince Rupert, BC. The pole originally stood at Yatze Village, Haida Gwaii.

Raven and Bull Head 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.

Raven and Diving Whale

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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.

Raven and Frog 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.

Raven and Humans

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: On-it-Sleeps Raven Pole. This pole was erected before 1884. It was re-erected and the raven on top re-carved in 1927 as a part of a National Museum of Canada project. House of Gaum is house seven on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).

Raven and Jonah Pole

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A 65' high totem pole carved in 1940 by Charlie Tagcook for a Wrangell businessman. The pole tells the story of How Raven Got the Light, and the "Jonah Story." The bottom figure is the cannibal giant and the small, white figure is the mosquito.

Raven and Jonah Story Pole

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A 65' high totem pole carved in 1940 by Charlie Tagcook for a Wrangell businessman. The pole tells the story of How Raven Got the Light, and the "Jonah Story." The bottom figure is the cannibal giant and the small, white figure is the mosquito.

Raven and Long Eared Monster

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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.

Raven and Whale

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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.

Raven at the Head of Nass 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.