| Native Name | Kōrupe |
| Object Number | P3111B |
| 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 kōrupe (window lintel), made of a single piece of wood. Central motif of two figures, facing opposite ways, positioned feet-to-feet. One figure is a wheku (carved face that depicts an ancestor) figure, with one three-fingered hand resting upon the middle of the body; the other hand is placed near the mouth. The other figure is a manaia (spiritual guardian) with folded legs. Carved in Ngati Porou style. Made with steel tools, c. 1880. A kōrupe is a horizontal carved lintel placed above a window on a wharenui (meeting house). It can consist of carvings that are made to represent ancestors or elements of spiritual protection. |
| Length | 82 cm |
| Width | 26.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 25901 - Dealer's Number |
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