Tekoteko

A tekoteko is a Māori carved human figure that is mounted as a finial, usually above the gable of a Māori building, most commonly a wharenui (meeting house) or a pātaka (food storehouse).

[1][2] It usually stands above the koruru, a carved head mounted where the bargeboards meet at the apex of the gable.

[3] The word tekoteko has also been used of freestanding carvings of human figures.

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