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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Wrangell Business Man Pole

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A 65' high totem pole carved in 1940 by Charlie Tagcook for a Wrangell businessman. The pole tells the story of How Raven Got the Light, and the "Jonah Story." The bottom figure is the cannibal giant and the small, white figure is the mosquito.

Wrangell Poles

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

Wrangell Totem

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Totem pole at Wrangel, Alaska.

Xaina House Row

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Date: 1888
Name(s): Maynard, Richard, 1832-1907
Description: View of the village of Xaina with the mortuary of the House Passers-by Always Looked Up At in the foreground. This mortuary featured a raven with four potlatch cylinders and a frontal plaque with a carved sculpin.

Xaina House Row

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Date: 1884
Name(s): Maynard, Richard, 1832-1907
Description: View of the village of Xaina with the mortuary of the House Passers-by Always Looked Up At in the foreground. This mortuary featured a raven with four potlatch cylinders and a frontal plaque with a carved sculpin. The tall memorial has a raven at the top with a blanket in its beak.

Xaina Houses

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Date: 1888
Name(s): Maynard, Richard, 1832-1907
Description: House Passers-by Always Looked Up At and House Always Looking for Visitors and their associated poles.

Xaina Village

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Date: 1895
Name(s): Bowber, J. A.
Description: Xaina village.

Xaotsi Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole.

Xaotsi Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole.

Xaotsi Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole.

Xaotsi Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole.

Xaotsi Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole.

Xaotsi Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole.

Xaotsi Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detail Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole.

Xaotsi Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detail Mortuary Pole erected for Xaosti, an owner of a house in the village of Skedans. The pole has the figure of a Killer Whale eating a seal at the base, above is a grizzly bear eating a boy. The pole originally had a plague at the head of the pole.