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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Detail of Peaceful House Frontal Pole

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole for Peaceful House owned by Kaxius of Those Born at Skedans. The top of the was a small eagle between two watchmen. Below is a representation of the flood story in which the villagers escaped the flood by clinging on to the chief's potlatch hat. At the bottom is another story figure, ""Oegni"" (""Looking out for all things"").

Detail of People Below the Raven

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: On-it-Sleeps Raven Pole. This pole was erected before 1884. It was re-erected and the raven on top re-carved in 1927 as a part of a National Museum of Canada project. House of Gaum is house seven on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).

Detail of Post Body

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: There appears to be two sets of similar house posts. One set is referred to as ""Sitka Bear Post"", while the other is referred to as ""Mother Eagle house post"". The posts are located at the Sitka Natural History Museum, Alaska.

Detail of Post Body

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: There appears to be two sets of similar house posts. One set is referred to as ""Sitka Bear Post"", while the other is referred to as ""Mother Eagle house post"". The posts are located at the Sitka Natural History Museum, Alaska.

Detail of Post Replica

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Description: Detail: Fibreglass replica of Gaum's interior house post called Whole Being. House of Gaum is house seven on the Gitlaxdzawk map (see Gitlaxdzawk_051).

Detail of Raven in Bird Form

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Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: The small raven issuing from the mouth of the human raven represents his lies. [This is a pun, since the root for "to lie, deceive" and "raven" are the same: ye't. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.

Detail of Reid Pole

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Date: 1980 to 1985
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Bill Reid Pole raised at Skidegate Band Office in 1978

Detail of Reid Pole

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detail of a Bill Reid pole at the Haida Village at the Museum of Anthropology. At the centre of the complex are two Haida houses and six poles created between 1960 and 1962 by the late Haida artist Bill Reid and 'Namgis artist Doug Cranmer. The two cedar-plank houses are of great historical significance, and were likely the first traditional-style Haida dwellings to be built in the 20th century. 67-7-

Detail of Removed Frontal Pole from Tanu

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.

Detail of Removed Frontal Pole from Tanu

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.

Detail of Removed Frontal Pole from Tanu

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.

Detail of Removed Frontal Pole from Tanu

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.

Detail of Removed Frontal Pole from Tanu

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.

Detail of Removed Frontal Pole from Tanu

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.

Detail of Removed Frontal Pole from Tanu

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A frontal pole that was removed from the village of Tanu to the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. At the very top of the pole was the great horned owl, three watchmen, eagle, a cormorant, killer whale, and the beaver at the base.