Lintel Fragment
| Object Number: | P3222 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Maori |
| Provenience: | New Zealand Poverty Bay |
| Date Made: | 19th century |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1900 |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Height: | 42 cm |
| Width: | 40 cm |
| Depth: | 10 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number: | 24345 - Dealer's Number 44 - Dealer's Number |
Description
Pare fragment. Figure from a meeting house lintel (pare). Aitanga a Mahaki, late 18th century. Female, tongue protruding, arms upraised, covered with incised designs, including many spirals. On openwork lattice, broken off on both sides. Another, similar fragment from the same pare is in the National Museum of New Zealand /Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Discovering the Past: Highlights from the University Museum (IBM) (20 Jun 1989 - 20 Aug 1989) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Mead, Sidney M. 1984. Te Maori.. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 214 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Simmons, D. R. 1982. Catalogue of Maori Artefacts in the Museums of Canada and the United States of America.. Auckland. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pl. 227 b (bottom) and Pl. 228 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Wardwell, Allen. 1967. The Sculpture of Polynesia.. The Art Institute of Chicago. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 74-75, No. 91 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Guiart, Jean. 1963. The Arts of the South Pacific.. New York. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 355, No.365 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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