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Tekoteko

On display
human history
  • Common Name
    carvings in houses
  • Other Name

    House gable (descriptive name)

  • Description

    House gable, this is a naturalistic figure with right hand to face and left to stomach. The right leg has been carved with a spiral and there is a carved head below.

  • Accession Number
    1914.79
  • Accession Date
    1914
  • Other Id

    5889 (ethnology)

    278 (Taonga Database)

  • Department
  • Display Room

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Display location

    Maori Court West

  • Last Update
    17 Jul 2020
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