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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Slat Armour with Formline Back

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Photo of Tlingit rod and slat armour. This specimen is in excellent condition, with little to no wear.

Slat Armour with Formline Crest

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Panel at front of slat armour left bare, without weaving. Abstract formliine painting. Collected by Yuri Lysyansky in 1804-05 at Sitka.

Slat Armour with Formline Detail

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Tlingit slat and rod armour with clan crest painted in the centre. Collected by Yuri Lysyansky in 1804-05 at Sitka.

Slat Armour with Formline Front

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Tlingit slat and rod armour with clan crest painted in the centre. Collected by Yuri Lysyansky in 1804-05 at Sitka.

Slat Armour with no Crest

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Slat and rod armour

Slate Amulet

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Description: Carved slate charm with killer whale and thunderbird crests.

Slate amulet

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Description: Incised slate amulet depicting possibly thunderbird crest.

Sleds on the Ice

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Date: 1923
Name(s): Shotridge, Louis
Description: Moving their gear into position at the eulachon fishing stations on the Chilkat River.

Sleeping-Place-of-the-Raven

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Date: 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: This is a detail of the top of the pole. At the top, ravens are perched on a human that represents the People-of-the-Smoke-Hole. Next is the Eagle, and then two concave notches (indicating a ladder).

Sleeping-Place-of-the-Raven

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Date: 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: This is the base of the Pole of Chief Gamlakyeltxw detailing the Real-Kingfisher, and a portion of a frog head.

Small Beach with Boats

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Beach, boats and houses

Smiling Humanoid Helmet

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Description: War helmet, carved with humanoid form in conical shape. Eyes, eyebrows and mouth are similar to a mask.

Smoke House

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Description: Smoke house in the Kitselas Canyon area. The A-Frame in this construction is similar to the Salmon Ridge beam from Gitsaex.

Smoked Salmon

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Date: 1972
Description: Elsie Morrison smoking salmon. These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers among the Gitxsan. The Book Builders of 'Ksan also produced a volume on these collecting and processing practices titled Gathering what the Great Nature provided: food traditions of the Gitksan, by the people of 'Ksan.

Smoked Salmon Fillets

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Date: 1972
Description: Gertie Morrison processing smoked salmon. These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers among the Gitxsan. The Book Builders of 'Ksan also produced a volume on these collecting and processing practices titled Gathering what the Great Nature provided: food traditions of the Gitksan, by the people of 'Ksan.