Tekoteko (gable figure)

Māori artist

Date

Mid-18th century

Type

Figure

Medium

Wood, shell (pāua)

Department

The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

Culture

Māori

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2022.346

Credit

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