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A late 19th century Maori carved lintel (pare), traditionally…
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Auckland
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12-Aug-2014
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A late 19th century Maori carved lintel (pare), traditionally from a meeting house being the landmark and focus of a Maori settlement, carved with three stylised masks separated by open linial and notched carved bands spaced by bead type forms, the bar form base with notch decorated repeating diamond forms each with a central paua disc, some absent, remains of old red paint finish, some distress. Reg. Y1466. Length 133.5 cm, height 37.5 cm
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Tribal: New Zealand Maori