tekoteko - carved figure on top of whare
tekoteko, n. Carved figure on the gable of a house, figurehead of a canoe. Te whakati-kanga o Tangotango, tu ana i runga i te tekoteko o te whare (T. 48). Me te tekoteko whakairo, te ki te waha, te aha (W.M. x, 114).
Williams Dictionary
Ko tēnei te tekoteko mō runga i te tuanui o te whare rūnanga.This is the carved figure intended for the roof of the meeting house.
Māku ngā tekoteko e whakairo e hoko atu.I shall carve and sell the tekoteko.
