A Rare Maori Carved Wood Door Lintel, c. 19th century, two females and one male with arms upraised and standing on a manaia-headed base representing Papatuanuko, the earth mother, with a background of pierced spirals, "to allow light into this world," one original haliotis inlay remains, (cracks, minor wood loss, back with late reinforcement), lg. 57 1/2 x ht. 20 1/2 in. Provenance: Collected by the present owner's grandfather in the South Pacific during World War II. Literature: For a very similar door lintel in the British Museum possibly by the same maker, see Maori Art and Culture, edited by D.C. Starzecka, p. 107, No. 70.
A Rare Maori Carved Wood Door Lintel, c. 19th century, two females and one male with arms upraised and standing on a manaia-headed base representing Papatuanuko, the earth mother, with a background of pierced spirals, "to allow light into this world," one original haliotis inlay remains, (cracks, minor wood loss, back with late reinforcement), lg. 57 1/2 x ht. 20 1/2 in. Provenance: Collected by the present owner's grandfather in the South Pacific during World War II. Literature: For a very similar door lintel in the British Museum possibly by the same maker, see Maori Art and Culture, edited by D.C. Starzecka, p. 107, No. 70.
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