445702 Koruru, gable mask, 1800s (wood) by New Zealand School, (19th century); 44x26x5.5 cm; Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand; (add.info.: The koruru is an architectural feature of traditional M瓣ori meeting houses (wharenui or whare t羹puna). It is a carved head placed at the join of two barge boards that form a gable apex. The koruru is sometimes accompanied by another standing figure placed directly above it, a figure called a tekoteko ??usually a representation of a warrior ancestor associated with the bloodlines of the house.); 穢 Museum of New Zealand te Papa Tongarewa ; New Zealander, out of copyright.