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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Shakes' Family Pole

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Raven Totem Pole, Chief Shake's family totem pole. It dignified a living son, and commemorates one dead. Erected in 1896, The pole stood for 82 years until falling down in a windstorm in 1978.

Shakes' Family Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Raven pole, Chief Shakes' family pole. It dignified a living son, and commemorates one dead. Erected in 1896, The pole stood for 82 years until falling down in a windstorm in 1978.

Shakes' House Exterior

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Outside of Chief Shakes X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House). The front has the formline design of a bear

Shakes' Monuments

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Human figure wearing the double blackfish hat. This carving recounts the acquisition of a helmet from the Tsimshains at the Battle of the Stikine. The other pole is the Supernatural Grizzly Bear pole, or the Bear up the Mountain pole.

Shakes' Pole

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Raven Totem Pole, Chief Shake's family totem pole. It dignified a living son, and commemorates one dead. Erected in 1896, The pole stood for 82 years until falling down in a windstorm in 1978.

Shakes' Post Profile

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: House post inside Chief Shakes' X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House)

Shaking Pole of Kw'axsuu

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Date: 1910
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: Shaking Pole of Kw'axsuu was carved by Oyee and Yarogwanows for Chief Kw'axsuu of the Wolf tribe. It was erected ca. 1940 and stood 45 ft tall. It was purchased by the Royal Ontario Museum in 1929 and is still on display. The pole to the left is Crane and Grizzly Bear pole.

Shaking Pole of Kw'axsuu

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Date: 1927
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Shaking Pole of Kw'axsuu was carved by Oyee and Yarogwanows for Chief Kw'axsuu of the Wolf tribe. It was erected ca. 1940 and stood 45 ft tall. It was purchased by the Royal Ontario Museum in 1929 and is still on display. The pole to the left is Crane and Grizzly Bear pole.

Shaking Pole of Kw'axsuu

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Date: 1927
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Shaking Pole of Kw'axsuu was carved by Oyee and Yarogwanows for Chief Kw'axsuu of the Wolf tribe. It was erected ca. 1940 and stood 45 ft tall. It was purchased by the Royal Ontario Museum in 1929 and is still on display.

Shaking Pole of Kw'axsuu and Crane and Grizzly Bear Pole

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Date: 1927
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Shaking Pole of Kw'axsuu and Crane and Grizzly Bear pole in background, 1927.

Shaman amulet

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Name(s): Halpin, Marjorie, M., 1937-
Description: carved and polished bone amulet, depicting raven, orca and humanoid in orca's mouth.

Shaman amulet 2

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Name(s): Duff, Wilson, 1925-1976
Description: Carved and polished bone amulet, depicting raven, orca and humanoid in orca's mouth.

Shaman amulet and bone necklace

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Description: Shamanistic necklace, made of bones and several amulets.

Shaman amulet and bone necklace

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Description: Detail shot of bone amulet depicting humanoid and possibly orca. Amidst bone necklace. 11.8 28. H10

Shaman amulet, detailed back view

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Description: Detail shot of a carved shamanistic charm, human figure vaguely seen.