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tekoteko

noun tekotekos

Carved figure as a finial on the gable of a Maori house
A Maori human-form carving The core of the pā, found on the cliff corner, has been reconstructed in recent years to include a traditional Māori fence and a tekoteko.

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@misc{tekoteko_2026,
  title = {tekoteko},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tekoteko},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}