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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Boarder Figure

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Date: 1997
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Detail of carving and adz marks. This replica of the rainwall screen was commissioned by the Canadian Museum of Civilization and was created by Art Price. The original screen is from the Whale House at Klukwan, Alaska.

Boardwalk at Ba'as

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Date: 1900 to 1910
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F.‏ (Charles Frederick),‏ ‎1851-1924
Description: People gathered outside of houses during a feast or potlatch.

Boat

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Fan propelled boat

Boats

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Boats

Bone amulet on mannequin

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Musuem mannequin display, donning bone necklace with carved bone amulet.

Bone amulet on shaman mannequin

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Carved bone amulet, in rectangular shape in an anthropomorphic design.

Bone amulets

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Description: Bone amulets, in blade-like style with geometric markings.Pendants from Tlingit Shaman grave

Bone amulets

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Description: Bone amulets with bone necklace.

Bone and trade bead necklace

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Description: Shaman necklace made of blue trade beads and bone fragments.

Bone Armour

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: This armourmay have been traded or acquired from the Inuit. The caption reads: "A Tlingit warrior wore this bone armour in the battle (of Sitka). It could deflect a war club but not a musket ball."

Bone Armour 2

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: A Tlingit warrior wore this bone armour in the battle (of Sitka). It could deflect a war club but not a musket ball.

Bone bracelet

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Name(s): Holm, Bill, 1943-2009
Description: Unlikely a shamanistic piece, this carved bone bracelet, is formed into a band with geometric hachure carved into surface.

Bone bracelets

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Name(s): Holm, Bill, 1943-2009
Description: Bone bracelets, formed from bands of bone, geometric and figurative animal designs and hachure carved into surface. Fastened by hide string.

Bone charm of man

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Ivory charm carved to depict a humanoid male.

Bone charm of man #2

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Ivory charm carved to depict a humanoid male.