Wanx'id: to hide, to be hidden
Item number 2826/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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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 while installed/on display. The photograph shows a large group of children sitting on the front steps of a building, with their teacher near the top.
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
- 2826/6
- Type of Item
- box
- Overall
- height 61.8 cm, width 50.2 cm, depth 46.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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)
When
- Creation Date
- during 2010
- Ownership Date
- before September 22, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on September 22, 2010
Other
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 2826/0006
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