| Native Name | Pare | Kōrupe |
| Object Number | P3111A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand |
| Period | Te Huringa I Period |
| Date Made | 1800 - 1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | A wooden pare (door lintel) or kōrupe (window lintel) made of one rectangular piece of wood. The central motif is of two wheku (carved face that depicts an ancestor) figures positioned foot-to-foot. The background of the lintel is undecorated, as is the back of the board. Pare and korupe are important architectural elements relating to a wharenui (meeting house). The pare is a carved lintel hung above the doorway, often symbolizing protection and serving as a spiritual threshold between the outside world and the sacred interior of the building. The korupe is a carved lintel hung above a window. It can consist of carvings that are made to represent ancestors or elements of spiritual protection. |
| Length | 110 cm |
| Width | 22 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 25900 - Dealer's Number |
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