Accession No |
1802.69.3
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Name/Title |
TEKOTEKO; GABLE FIGURE
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Brief Description |
This tekoteko, or gable figure for a carved house, is a replica of the original tekoteko from Waiherehere wharepuni at Koriniti by the Whanganui River.
The copy was carved by George Shepherd, Taxidermist, then Assistant and then Curator at Wanganui Public Museum from 1912 to 1946. The original tekoteko was retained at Koriniti until around 1992.
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Classification |
Building Component/Structures/Nomenclature
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Credit Line |
Te Waiherehere wharepuni, Koriniti, Whanganui River
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Primary Maker |
Shepherd, George (b.1872, d.1946)
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Primary Prod Date |
Circa 1942
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Primary Prod Place |
Koroniti/Whanganui/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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