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Maori. <em>Gable Finial (Tekoteko)</em>, ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.324.2787_overall.jpg)
Maori. Gable Finial (Tekoteko), ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.324.2787_overall.jpg)
Maori. <em>Gable Finial (Tekoteko)</em>, ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.324.2787_overall.jpg)

Maori. Gable Finial (Tekoteko), ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.324.2787_overall.jpg)

Maori. <em>Gable Finial (Tekoteko)</em>, ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.324.2787_left.jpg)

Maori. Gable Finial (Tekoteko), ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.324.2787_left.jpg)

Maori. <em>Gable Finial (Tekoteko)</em>, ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.324.2787_right.jpg)

Maori. Gable Finial (Tekoteko), ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.324.2787_right.jpg)

Maori. <em>Gable Finial (Tekoteko)</em>, ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.324.2787_detail_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maori. Gable Finial (Tekoteko), ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.324.2787_detail_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maori. <em>Gable Finial (Tekoteko)</em>, ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 03.324.2787_overall_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maori. Gable Finial (Tekoteko), ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 03.324.2787_overall_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maori. <em>Gable Finial (Tekoteko)</em>, ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.324.2787_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maori. Gable Finial (Tekoteko), ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.324.2787_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maori. <em>Gable Finial (Tekoteko)</em>, ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.03.324.2787_detail.jpg)

Maori. Gable Finial (Tekoteko), ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.03.324.2787_detail.jpg)

Maori. <em>Gable Finial (Tekoteko)</em>, ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.324.2787_bw.jpg)

Maori. Gable Finial (Tekoteko), ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.324.2787_bw.jpg)

Maori. <em>Gable Finial (Tekoteko)</em>, ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.03.324.2787_34.998_print_front_bw.jpg)

Maori. Gable Finial (Tekoteko), ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.03.324.2787_34.998_print_front_bw.jpg)

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Gable Finial (Tekoteko)

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURE Maori
MEDIUM Wood, pāua shell
  • Place Made: North Island, Wanganui Region, New Zealand
    • DATES ca. 1900
    DIMENSIONS 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm)  (show scale)
    INSCRIPTIONS "2787" on reverse of head; "02.1" on back of PR leg
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 03.324.2787
    CREDIT LINE Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Maori. Gable Finial (Tekoteko), ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.324.2787_overall.jpg)
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    Maori. <em>Gable Finial (Tekoteko)</em>, ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (43.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2787. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.324.2787_overall.jpg)

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