Carved wooden door jamb - It symbolizes the guardian spirits of the district or clan whose face is shown.
<dl><dd><dl><dd><b>Population</b> : Kanak people, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia" class="extiw" title="en:New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a><i></i></dd>
<dd><b>Collector and collection</b>: Théophile Savès</dd>
<dd><b>Date of collection</b>: the nineteenth century (4th Quarter)</dd>
<dd><b> Materials</b>: Wood and natural pigments</dd>
<dd><b> Size </b>: 161 X 27   cm</dd></dl></dd></dl>
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