Wanx'id: to hide, to be hidden Item Number: 2826/4 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 a group of chiefs assembled in their regalia, with a few children, two flags and the bottom of a large, carved pole in the background.

Narrative

The image in the box shows an image called "Pole with Chiefs" taken by Amy Wakefield, 1937 (Image 44b), from the Diocese of the BC Archives in Victoria. The "Wanx’id: to hide, to be hidden" series was created for the MOA exhibition "Border Zones: New Art across Cultures," which ran from Jan 26, 2010 to Sept 12, 2010. The series of eight glass boxes was purchased from the artist at the end of the exhibition.

Item History

What

Name
Wanx'id: to hide, to be hidden
Identification Number
2826/4
Type of Item
box
Overall
height 39.4 cm, width 68.0 cm, depth 44.0 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
2826/0004