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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Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plauge had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.

Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detail of A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plaque had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.

Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plauge had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.

Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plauge had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.

Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plauge had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.

Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plaque had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.

Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detail of A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plaque had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.

Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole

Menil_HG-0842-Thumbnail Image.jpg
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plauge had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.

Chief of Skedans Niece's Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary pole raised for the chief of Skedan's niece, who was of the same family. The plauge had the head of the mountain goat, and a grizzly bear below, which was holding a small killer whale.

Chief Qel's Monuments

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Date: 1918
Name(s): Shotridge, Louis
Description: The Blackfish and Grizzly-Bear-of-the-Water monuments are side by side on a platform between Qel's two totem poles.

Chief Shakes

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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.

Chief Shakes Community House

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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.

Chief Shakes Family Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Raven Totem Pole, Chief Shake's family totem pole. It dignified a living son, and commemorates a dead son. Erected in 1896, The pole stood for 82 years until falling down in a windstorm in 1978.

Chief Shakes Family Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Raven Totem Pole, Chief Shake's family totem pole. It dignified a living son, and commemorates a dead son. Erected in 1896, The pole stood for 82 years until falling down in a windstorm in 1978.

Chief Shakes Family Pole Base

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Raven Totem Pole, Chief Shake's family totem pole. It dignified a living son, and commemorates a dead son. Erected in 1896, The pole stood for 82 years until falling down in a windstorm in 1978.