'Ksan Doors
Item number 3685/1 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
'Ksan Doors: four large cedar panels that join in pairs. Each panel is covered with carved figures and designs, with an uncarved border around the edges.
Narrative
Commissioned in 1975 to be the outer door panels of the new museum building. Dedication ceremony held May 6, 1976. The panels were carved by ‘Ksan carvers Walter Harris, Earl Muldoe, Vernon Stephens and Art Sterritt. In the original installation, when the doors were closed the four panels resembled a bentwood box, symbolically representing MOA as a container of treasured possessions. The door panels were moved inside to the lobby during the MOA Renewal project, c. 2009 (at the entrance to the gift shop). The carving on the panels represents a Gitxsan origin story.
Item History
- Made by Walter Harris (Maker), Earl Muldoe (Maker), Vernon Stephens (Maker), Art Sterritt (Maker) and Ken M. Mowatt (Technician) in Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada during 1976
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Museum of Anthropology before January 15, 2025
- Received from Walter Harris (Seller) on January 15, 2025
What
- Name
- 'Ksan Doors
- Identification Number
- 3685/1 a-d
- Type of Item
- panel
- Material
- red cedar wood
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Gitxsan
- Creator
- Walter Harris (Maker), Earl Muldoe (Maker), Vernon Stephens (Maker), Art Sterritt (Maker) and Ken M. Mowatt (Technician)
- Previous Owner
- Museum of Anthropology
- Received from
- Walter Harris (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before January 15, 2025
- Acquisition Date
- on January 15, 2025
Other
- Accession Number
- 3685/0001 a-d
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