tekoteko

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• Tekoteko — is a Māori term for any full figured human form (either the whole body or head), which is found in either freestanding form or attached to the gable of a whare (house). It was often carved in a defiant stance with tongue outstreched, Paua shell… …   Wikipedia

• Ponaturi — In Māori mythology, the Ponaturi are a group of hostile creatures (goblins) who live in a land beneath the sea by day, returning to shore each evening to sleep. They dread daylight, which is fatal to them. They appear in a number of stories,… …   Wikipedia

• No. 487 Squadron RNZAF — No. 487 (NZ) Squadron RAF Active 15 August 1942 19 September 1945 Country United Kingdom …   Wikipedia