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Door Lintel (Pare)
1800s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
In the past, a lintel (pare) was placed over the entryway of Māori meeting houses, which are sacred structures. Thus, the visitor passed under the lintel’s central deity figure, often a female but here of unclear sex. To either side is an animal-like guardian spirit (manaia) shown in profile and facing outward; look for the feet grasping the lintel’s borders.
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Details
- Title: Door Lintel (Pare)
- Date Created: 1800s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 35 x 75.6 cm (13 3/4 x 29 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: Harry Beasley, Harry Beasley
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.350
- Medium: wood, pigment
- Fun Fact: Two guardian spirits (manaia) flank the central deity figure of this lintel (pare).
- Department: Oceania
- Culture: Pacific Islands, Polynesia, New Zealand, Māori people
- Credit Line: The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken
- Collection: Oceanic Art
- Accession Number: 1962.350
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