Jovo (door post)

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Jovo (door post)

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

For the Kanak peoples of New Caledonia, one of the main focuses for architectural sculpture are the doorways of their great round houses (meeting houses) with their lintel, sill, and side carvings. The large carved boards that flank the door, such as this one, are among the most striking works of Kanak art. These boards are usually called chambranles (door jambs) in French, but this is not their structural function. They stand in front of the doorway, holding the horizontal rods, which suppor...

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Date created

Gifted: 1992

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/191948

Related subjects

wood / iron oxide red / nut / husk (plant material) / sennit / metal / doorjambs / woodcarving / Melanesian / Oceanic / Kanak / New Caledonia / William Ockleford Oldman

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