Title: Tekoteko (gable figure)
Object type: Figure
Date: Mid-18th century
Culture: Māori
Artist:  Māori artist 
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Wood, shell (pāua)
Dimensions: H. 43 x W. 3 5/8 x D. 4 1/2 in. (109.2 x 9.2 x 11.4 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, 2019 Benefit Fund, several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, Philippe de Montebello and 2020 Benefit Funds, Andrea Bollt Bequest, in memory of Robert Bollt Sr. and Robert Bollt Jr., Mariana and Ray Herrmann and Gordon Sze MD Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2022
Geography:   Aotearoa  New Zealand      
Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY