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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Whereon-Climb-Frogs

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Date: 1926
Name(s): Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1939
Description: Detail of the large Climbing-Frog.This photograph shows this pole lowered as it was recently restored.

Whereon-Climb-Frogs

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Date: 1910
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: At the top of the pole is an Eagle, with a frog on its body. Next is a Copper-Smell-Person depicted in the shape of a human who is holding two small animals. Then there is a large Climbing-Frog, a canoe with three figures (Nekt, Kewok, and Lutraisu), another Climbing-Frog and then at the base of the pole is a Half-Bear.

Whereon-Climb-Frogs

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Date: 2008
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Detail of the canoe with depictions of Lutraisu, the infant Nekt sucking on the tongue of the decapitated head of this father, Kewok.

Whereon-Climb-Frogs

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Date: 2008
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Detail of Half-Bear at the base of the pole.

Whereon-Climb-Frogs

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Date: 2008
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Detail of the top portion of the pole. At the top of the pole is an Eagle, with a frog on its body. Next is a Copper-Smell-Person depicted in the shape of a human who is holding two small animals. Then there is a large Climbing-Frog.

Whole Being from Gaum's House

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Interior house post of House of Gaum named Whole Being. House of Gaum is house seven on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).

Whole Being Pole

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Date: 1969
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: The Whole Being Pole. Belonged to house five on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).

Whole Being Pole

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The Whole Being Pole. Whole Being belonged to House number five on the Gitladzawk Map.

Whole Being Totem

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The Whole Being Pole. Whole Being belonged to House number five on the Gitladzawk Map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).

Whole Being Totem Pole

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Date: 1926
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: The Whole Being Pole from house five on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).

Whole Being Totem Pole

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Date: 1926
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Detail: The Whole Being Pole. Belonged to house five on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).

Whole-Being

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Date: 1926
Name(s): Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1939
Description: Located on the left at the front of the house of Hlengwah.

Whole-Person or All-Men pole

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Date: 1923
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: This pole was raised by Chief Wiistis and has also been called Empty-Canoe or Just-Bark. Perched at the top is the Eagle, followed by the Empty-Canoe, which has rafters inside. At each end of the rafters are carved human faces or heads. Next is a second Eagle, and at the bottom, the Whole-Person.

Whole-Person or All-Men pole and Whole-Person or Maw' (Eagle) pole

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Date: 1918
Name(s): Shotridge, Louis
Description: On the left is the Whole-Person or All-Men pole and on the right is the Whole-Person or Maw' (Eagle) pole, which were both raised by Chief Wiistis.

Whole-Person or Maw' (Eagle) pole

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Date: 1924
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Raised by Chief Wiistis. At the top is the Eagle or Live-Eagle followed by a large undecorated space, and then the figures known as Whole-Person, All-Men or Rafters. The bottom has two Humans one above the other. The top human has their hands on their knees, and the bottom human has their hands raised.