Tekoteko is a Māori language term for a carved human form (either the whole body or head), either freestanding or attached to the gable of a whare (house).[1][2][3]
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^"Gable figure (Tekoteko)". www.metmuseum.org. 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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Tekoteko is a Māori language term for a carved human form (either the whole body or head), either freestanding or attached to the gable of a whare (house)...
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the gable apex where either a carved head (koruru) or a complete figure (tekoteko [...]) representing a revered ancestor, was attached. Prickett, N. J. (1982)...
pattern similar to that found on the tekoteko, and recordings of voices reading information about the tekoteko's provenance.: 51 A pair of 1960s headphones...
College in education. On the top of the shield is a Maori symbol, the Tekoteko, surmounting a European symbol, the Knight's helmet; and on either side...