Tekoteko (gable figure), by Māori artist, 1820s
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Tekoteko (gable figure)

Māori artist

1820s

Medium
Wood, paint
Classification
Wood-Sculpture
Dimensions
H. 26 in. × W. 11 1/4 in. × D. 3 1/4 in. (66 × 28.6 × 8.3 cm)
Culture
Maori people, Te Arawa
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Credit line
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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