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Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands

Figure 243.—Carved slab (Oldman coll., 432): length 43 inches; upper carved part, height 17.25 inches, top width 7 inches, thickness 4 inches; eight ridges, three front and back, one at each side; brown hard wood. a, upper end: upper edge broken in places; three carved ridges (1) on one surface and one carved ridge (2, 2) at each side; lozenge-shaped perforations between ridges. b, part of one front ridge (1), side ridge (2), and lozenge perforations (3); ridges carved into main pillars (4, 4) …

Figure 243.—Carved slab (Oldman coll., 432): length 43 inches; upper carved part, height 17.25 inches, top width 7 inches, thickness 4 inches; eight ridges, three front and back, one at each side; brown hard wood. a, upper end: upper edge broken in places; three carved ridges (1) on one surface and one carved ridge (2, 2) at each side; lozenge-shaped perforations between ridges. b, part of one front ridge (1), side ridge (2), and lozenge perforations (3); ridges carved into main pillars (4, 4) with arch (5, 5) showing chevron flange (6, 6) at upper part, supported below by secondary pillar (7, 7) which with secondary arch (8, 8) is grooved in middle line, order of carving motifs from front being plain bar (4), chevron (6), arch (5), notched bar (7), and grooved arch 8). Pillars and arches with accompanying carving motifs are repeated throughout length of each ridge eight times. c, lower end of carved portion: showing end of three front ridges (1) and two side ridges (2) bounded by a transverse band (3) with sunken lozenges; below band, single arches (4) correspond to line of upper ridges; wood is curved in to form a shoulder (5) which meets rounded shaft (6). d, pedestal flared out with a number of carved ridges which are broken, details not discernible from photograph.

Figure 243.—Carved slab (Oldman coll., 432): length 43 inches; upper carved part, height 17.25 inches, top width 7 inches, thickness 4 inches; eight ridges, three front and back, one at each side; brown hard wood. a, upper end: upper edge broken in places; three carved ridges (1) on one surface and one carved ridge (2, 2) at each side; lozenge-shaped perforations between ridges. b, part of one front ridge (1), side ridge (2), and lozenge perforations (3); ridges carved into main pillars (4, 4) with arch (5, 5) showing chevron flange (6, 6) at upper part, supported below by secondary pillar (7, 7) which with secondary arch (8, 8) is grooved in middle line, order of carving motifs from front being plain bar (4), chevron (6), arch (5), notched bar (7), and grooved arch 8). Pillars and arches with accompanying carving motifs are repeated throughout length of each ridge eight times. c, lower end of carved portion: showing end of three front ridges (1) and two side ridges (2) bounded by a transverse band (3) with sunken lozenges; below band, single arches (4) correspond to line of upper ridges; wood is curved in to form a shoulder (5) which meets rounded shaft (6). d, pedestal flared out with a number of carved ridges which are broken, details not discernible from photograph.