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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Two Eagle Memorial Pole Replica

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Copy of an old Memorial pole, called two Eagle Memorial Pole. The original of this 15-foot pole belonged to the Eagle Leg House in Old Kasaan. The original version had two eagle figures at the top, that were apparetnly burned.

Two Totem at Wrangell

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Totem Poles at Wrangell Village

Two-Fin Killer Whale and Frog Mortuary

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary with a carved two fin killer whale, with a carved frog on either side of its tail fluke. The plain front plaque was probably originally painted.

Two-Fin Killer Whale and Frog Mortuary

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary with a carved two fin killer whale, with a carved frog on either side of its tail fluke. The plain front plaque was probably originally painted.

Two-Fin Killer Whale and Frog Mortuary

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary with a carved two fin killer whale, with a carved frog on either side of its tail fluke. The plain front plaque was probably originally painted.

Two-Fin Killer Whale and Frog Mortuary

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Details of a mortuary with a carved two fin killer whale, with a carved frog on either side of its tail fluke. The plain front plaque was probably originally painted.

Two-Fin Killer Whale and Frog Mortuary

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Details of a mortuary with a carved two fin killer whale, with a carved frog on either side of its tail fluke. The plain front plaque was probably originally painted.

Two-Fin Killer Whale and Frog Mortuary

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary with a carved two fin killer whale, with a carved frog on either side of its tail fluke. The plain front plaque was probably originally painted.

Two-Fin Killer Whale and Frog Mortuary

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary with a carved two fin killer whale, with a carved frog on either side of its tail fluke. The plain front plaque was probably originally painted.

Two-Finned Killer Whale Mortuary

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Date: 1947
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Originally, on the frontal plaque was a carved grizzly bear. Shown here is the two-finned killer whale, with the body making up the length of the pole, and a figure at the top holding on to the tail. Below the head of the whale is the head of another figure that is obscured by vegetation in photographs.

Two-Finned Killer Whale Mortuary

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The two-finned killer whale mortuary is shown here with a tree growing through the base of the pole. The teeth of the killer whale are still visible at the bottom.

Tying Rack

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Date: 1972
Description: Berry drying rack

Undecorated Pick

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Name(s): Sawyer, Alan R. (Alan Reed), ‏ 1919-2002
Description: War pick with stone blade.

Unidenitied Pole at Skdeans

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Unidentified totem pole in Skedans Village.

Unique Double Mortuary Post Remains

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Remains of a unique double mortuary with a third post in the centre carved to represent the body of a bear. The original front plague had a depiction of the bear's head.