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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Carved Post

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Date: 1972
Description: Carved house post Art works created by students of the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art located at the 'Ksan Historical Village. Double-headed person on a housepost at 'Ksan reconstructed village by Able Campbell; NMC L.O.54847.

Carved Post Profile

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Totem figure likely from New Kasaan at the Sheldon Jackson Museum.

Carved Posts

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Date: 1909
Name(s): Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1939
Description: Interior of Whale house, identified by "Man Cooking Eels" on lower level and coppers on upper level of the house pit. The Dog Salmon house posts appear to have been brought in from another, much older house in which the heighth of the walls was much lower. The posts are now in the Portland Art Museum. Ganaxtedi

Carved Rattle

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Date: 1972
Description: Freda Diesing carving at the 'Ksan studio, Hazelton

Carved Raven

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Date: 1932
Name(s): Inverarity, Robert Bruce, 1909-1999
Description: Carved Raven inside a structure in the village.

Carved Rock

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Date: 2008
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Rock with etching found at the Kitselas Canyon.

Carved Rock Sea Lion Grave Marker

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Date: 1960 to 1970
Description: Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.

Carved Rocks

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Date: 1980 to 1985
Description: Images in stone

Carved shaman antler

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Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Moose antler carved with formline, inlaid with abalone and copper.

Carved shaman figure

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Description: Carved humanoid figure depicting a high ranking individual.

Carved shaman puppet

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Description: Carved wooden shaman puppet adorned in copper crown, fur, leather apron.

Carved Soul Catcher

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Description: Carved soul Catcher, hole drilled on upper surface in middle, along with two on either side at opening of the 'mouths' of the orca designs.

Carved Spoons

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Date: 1972
Description: Spoons for eating Soapberries also known as Indian ice-cream.

Carved Tears

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Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Detail of the Stax-adi portion of the sea creature or sea monster post (Gunakadeit Gass). Carved by Kad-jis-too-ach, the figure of a woman carved on the whale's back represents Stax-adi, included to represent the Yakutat Clan. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.

Carved Totem Figures

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Various poles at Klawock. Carved figures on the poles include a number of human or ancestor figures as well as bears, a seal, a whale and the woodworm girl.