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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Shaman's puppet

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Shaman's puppet with blue painted face, hair and trapdoor component.

Shaman's puppet #2

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Shamanistic puppet with hair, fur, showing points of articulation and door component.

Shaman's rattles and instruments

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Museum exhibition of rattles, and carved wooden dance wand in the image of a thunderbird.

Shaman's sea otter staff

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Museum display of Sea otter staff.

Shaman's soul catcher

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Description: Soul catcher in form of two orcas, with central human figure.

Shaman's spruce root hat

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Name(s): Holm, Bill, 1943-2009
Description: Polychrome spruce root hat, consisting of red, black and white (natural) spruce roots.

Shaman's spruce root hat

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Description: Spruce root weaved hat of natural, black and red dyed roots. Adorned with black fur.

Shaman's spruce root headband

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Description: Shaman headband, constructed from red, black and natural colour spruce root, black felt, and hide. The hide adornment shows extensive wear, indicated by few strands of hair left.

Shaman's stylized head band

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Name(s): Halpin, Marjorie, M., 1937-
Description: Cedar bark headband, stylized with bands of cedar bark string.

Shaman's weaved hat

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Description: Shaman's hat constructed from spruce root weaving, hide, and fur. Adorned with a bone ring on the side.

Shaman's wolf amulet

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Description: Shaman's amulet carved from bone, in the form of a wolf.

Shaman's wooden bodkin

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Description: Shaman's dagger, carved from wood, painted red and black and adorned with cedar bark.

Shaman's woven hat

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Description: Folding shaman hat made of spruce root weaving, adorned with fur on peak of hat.

Shamaness in Grizzly Claw Crown

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Date: 1972
Description: Shamaness wearing crown of grizzly bear claws. Re-enactment of the First Salmon Ceremony performed by the 'Ksan Performing Arts Group. The re-enactment is based on the narrative recorded by Franz Boas for the Gitselesu of Kitselas Canyon.

Shamanic Ceremony

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Shaman wearing a grizzly bear claw crown performing a healing ritual.