"tekoteko" meaning in English

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      "glosses": [
        "Carved figure as a finial on the gable of a Maori house"
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      "id": "en-tekoteko-en-noun-C35lSFk2",
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          "Carved",
          "carved"
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          "figure",
          "figure"
        ],
        [
          "finial",
          "finial"
        ],
        [
          "gable",
          "gable"
        ],
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          "Maori",
          "Maori"
        ],
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          "house",
          "house"
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          "ref": "2021 January 22, Mina Kerr-Lazenby, “Secret NZ: The historic pā site which lies just north of Auckland's Castor Bay”, in Stuff NZ, archived from the original on 2021-01-25:",
          "text": "The core of the pā, found on the cliff corner, has been reconstructed in recent years to include a traditional Māori fence and a tekoteko.",
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        "A Maori human-form carving"
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          "carving",
          "carving"
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        "Carved figure as a finial on the gable of a Maori house"
      ],
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          "finial"
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          "gable",
          "gable"
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          "Maori",
          "Maori"
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          "house",
          "house"
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          "text": "The core of the pā, found on the cliff corner, has been reconstructed in recent years to include a traditional Māori fence and a tekoteko.",
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        "A Maori human-form carving"
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          "carving",
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