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‖ tekoteko, n. N.Z.|ˈtekɔtekɔ|
[Maori.]
In Maori art, a carved human figure, esp. one placed on the gable of a house.
1848R. Taylor Leaf from Nat. Hist. N.Z. 76/1 Tekoteko, figure placed at the top of the gable end of a native house. 1897A. Hamilton Maori Art (1901) ii. 85 The junction of the barge-boards was covered by a carved flat face, the Koruru, which was adorned with feathers, and sometimes surmounted by a full-length figure, the tekoteko. 1949P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (rev. ed.) ii. ii. 122 The only carving was a tekoteko human figure at the front gable apex. 1958S. Ashton-Warner Spinster 127 I've designed a banner for the school. Look! Here's the Maori teko teko, here's a book to indicate learning. |