Whakawae Door Jam with Three Figures

A whakawae door jam, Aotearoa. An architectural piece used as an upright of a doorway. This whakawae depicts three full standing figures and a head at the bottom that has been lost. The figures are covered in notched carvings with spiral motifs on the buttocks, shoulders, and kneees. Each figure has three-fingered hands resting on their stomachs. The faces feature 'Beaked' mouths, prominent noses, and undecorated eyes. The back support panel sloaps away from and to the figures left side and is decorated with spiral and loop patterns which alternate between clockwise and anti-clockwise. The whakawae has been coloured with red paint. Length 222 cm, width 24.5 cm, depth 29 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Aotearoa