Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles, and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles, and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles, and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detail of Haida interior house posts carved by Charles Edenshaw. Displayed here at the Arts of the Raven exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Shaman's charm, carved and polished. Figure at the bottom may represent a bear, and possibly a shaman on top transforming. Indicated by the more claw-like hands.
Description: Carved bone charm resembling a hummingbird, and a string of charms. Collected by George Mercer Dawson.
Description: small gold charm bracelet with circular designs and silver bracelet with abalone inlay.
Date: 1970
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Poles moved across the tracks form Gitladzok fortress so train passangers could see them as they passed. Sparks from trains caused small brush fires, which damaged the poles.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detail of the design on the chest and body of an eagle monument.
Date: 1972
Description: Hereditary Gitxsan chief, David Gunanoot wearing Masonic hat and sash.
Date: 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Gitksan chief, Ernest Hyzims, of Gitseguecla village poses in regalia with arm on box drum at 'Ksan Historical Village.
Date: 1972
Description: Hereditary Gitxsan chief, David Gunanoot. David is the son of famous fugitive and folk hero, Simon Gunanoot who evaded RCMP and Pinkerton men for 13 years and was later aquited of the charges. His father's story is told in a book by David Ricardo Williams, Trapline Outlaw: Simon Peter Gunanoot. In this picture David holds the White Owl Copper made by Earl Muldo of Kispiox.
Date: 1972
Description: Hereditary Gitxsan chief, David Gunanoot, with White Owl Copper. David is the son of famous fugitive and folk hero, Simon Gunanoot who evaded RCMP and Pinkerton men for 13 years and was later aquited of the charges. His father's story is told in a book by David Ricardo Williams, Trapline Outlaw: Simon Peter Gunanoot.
Date: 1972
Description: Gitsegukla Chief, Ernest Hyzims with box drum
Date: 1972
Description: Ernest Hyzims- Gitsegukla cheif striking a drum
