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Maori, New Zealand Tekoteko figure, wood
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Maori, New Zealand Tekoteko figure, wood
H.
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Maori, New Zealand
Tekoteko figure, wood
H. 55 cm – W. 16 cm (on a plinth).
The Maori people of New Zealand are renowned for their rich sculptural tradition, deeply rooted in their social, religious and genealogical organisation. Wood carving (wakairo) is an important aspect of Maori material and symbolic culture, particularly evident in the architecture of the community house, where each carved element contributes to the transmission of ancestral memory and founding myths. The tekoteko is a human figure carved from wood, used as a gable ornament and placed at the top of the wharenui, the ceremonial house.
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About the sale
AFRICAN ART – TERRACOTTA FROM THE INDUS VALLEY – PRE-COLUMBIAN ART – OCEANIAN ART – HOPI CULTURE
Auction location
Auction time
06/24/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 3358 - 309
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