Tekoteko

Tekoteko
Tekoteko
Tekoteko
Tekoteko

Tekoteko

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Size 412mm H x 120 W x 90mm D

Made in NZ from sustainably harvested tulip wood.

Tekoteko is the carved figure at the top of the wharenui. It represents the illustrious tūpuna (ancestors) for which the whare was named. Tekoteko are often carved in a defiant stance with a protruding tongue, and holding a mere or taiaha, to ward off intruders.

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