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Carved wooden figure - "Teko-teko"
Carved wooden figure - "Teko-teko"
Object Number 55-51-70/3765
Display Title Carved wooden figure - "Teko-teko"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Teko-teko
Object Description Carved wooden figure - "Teko-teko"
Inventory Description Sculpture, standing tiki, inlay paua shell eyes, curvilinear carvings, flat base
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand
Materials Wood, Paua
Dimensions Overall: 61.5 x 15.4 x 12.2 cm (24 3/16 x 6 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55-51-70/3765

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