Wanx'id: to hide, to be hidden Item Number: 2826/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black glass box with four sides and a clear glass base, open at top. The upper edge undulates from side to side. The outside surface is plain black, the inside surface of the four sides is etched with a distributive Northwest Coast design. A black and white photograph sits on the clear glass base, which is lit from below when the box is installed for exhibition. The photograph shows three women, wearing carved headdresses and button blankets, with a young child standing behind them to the right, also wearing a wooden headdress.
Narrative
Created for the MOA exhibition "Border Zones: New Art across Cultures," which ran from Jan. 2010 to Sept 2010; purchased by MOA after the exhibition.
Item History
- Made by Marianne Nicolson (Maker) in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada during 2010
- Owned by Marianne Nicolson before September 22, 2010
- Received from Marianne Nicolson (Seller), Canada Council (Funding source) and Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts (Funding source) on September 22, 2010
What
- Name
- Wanx'id: to hide, to be hidden
- Identification Number
- 2826/3
- Type of Item
- box
- Overall
- height 33.0 cm, width 51.4 cm, depth 41.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Creator
- Marianne Nicolson (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Marianne Nicolson
- Received from
- Marianne Nicolson (Seller), Canada Council (Funding source) and Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 2010
- Ownership Date
- before September 22, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on September 22, 2010
Other
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 2826/0003