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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Tall Sea Grizzly Memorial Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A tall Memorial pole, the base is a sea grizzly, a chiefs wife's crest, with a seal between the ears.

Tall Sea Grizzly Memorial Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A tall Memorial pole, the base is a sea grizzly, a chiefs wife's crest, with a seal between the ears.

Tall Sea Grizzly Memorial Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A tall Memorial pole, the base is a sea grizzly, a chiefs wife's crest, with a seal between the ears.

Tall Sea Grizzly Memorial Pole

Menil_HG-0662-Thumbnail Image.jpg
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A tall Memorial pole, the base is a sea grizzly, a chiefs wife's crest, with a seal between the ears.

Tall Sea Grizzly Memorial Pole

Menil_HG-0663-Thumbnail Image.jpg
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A tall Memorial pole, the base is a sea grizzly, a chiefs wife's crest, with a seal between the ears.

Tall Sea Grizzly Memorial Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A tall Memorial pole, the base is a sea grizzly, a chiefs wife's crest, with a seal between the ears.

Tall Sea Grizzly Memorial Pole

Menil_HG-0665-Thumbnail Image.jpg
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A tall Memorial pole, the base is a sea grizzly, a chiefs wife's crest, with a seal between the ears.

Tall-Hat Pole

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Date: 1948
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Detail of the single human figure who is is wearing a high-conical hat on his head at the top of the pole.This pole was raised by Chief Qwaxski'k.

Tanu Pole

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Tanu pole standing at the Totem Park in Prince Rupert.

Tanu Village

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Date: 1907
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F.‏ (Charles Frederick),‏ ‎1851-1924
Description: Frontal poles, mortuaries, and memorial poles of the Last House, the Eagle House, the House Dressed Up (to show off all the time), and the House-hole House.

Tanu Village

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Date: 1904
Description: The houses and their poles at the south end of the village. Note that some of the poles are leaning and that the mortuaries have lost their frontal plaques.

Tanu Village

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Date: 1907
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F.‏ (Charles Frederick),‏ ‎1851-1924
Description: Houses at the north end of the village. House Toward the Water, Property is in the House, and Eagle Leg House.

Tanu Village

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Date: 1897
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F.‏ (Charles Frederick),‏ ‎1851-1924
Description: Left to right: House That Makes a Noise, House Where There is Always Plenty of Food, House with Fire Always Burning, and on the right, posts of another house which was probably never completed.

Tanu Village

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Date: 1901
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F.‏ (Charles Frederick),‏ ‎1851-1924
Description: The three houses in the foreground from left to right are: House That Makes a Noise, House Where There is Always Plenty of Food, and House with Fire Always Burning.

Tanu Village

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Date: 1901
Name(s): Carmichael
Description: The two memorial poles (left) and the thunderbird and killer whale mortuary (centre) are associated with the Sea Lion House that is only partially visible on the left side of the photograph. In the foreground is the House That Makes a Noise, and in the back row is the Favourite House of Assembly.