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Whakawae

human history
  • Common Name
    Doorjambs
    carvings in houses
  • Other Name

    carved door jamb (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Door jamb, carved side of the doorway of a wharepuni.

  • Accession Date
    1897
  • Other Id

    188 (ethnology)

    524 (Taonga Database)

  • Department
whakawae, 188

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  • Last Update
    29 May 2023
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