A intricately carved ceremonial Maori walking stick.
each laureate receives their own tokotoko
several other conservationists were presented with tokotoko
Example sentencesExamples
Your tokotoko must not get away from you, because once that points to the cloud, you'll drop it.
It would become clear that the sausages were in fact ginormous stylized tokotoko rendered in sandwiched sheets of laser-cut cardboard and stained with red ink.
He will receive his hard-carved tokotoko during his stay in Hawke's Bay.
A kaumatua thumped his ornately carved tokotoko on the chapel floor and demanded to know why it was taking so long for the church to recognize her virtues.
There is a reason for that tokotoko—it's not just for showmanship, but it is to safeguard them.
Encircling the tokotoko were small tables and bookcases where the Kiwi trade and educational publishers were selling their wares.
He stood alone atop the multi-tiered tomb, in his hand a tokotoko—a chiefly sign that only he had final say over burial protocol.
You never point your tokotoko at a person, because you are belittling them.
She held a Maori tokotoko while addressing the audience to stress that she was speaking on behalf of a collective strength of 30 million educators.
The treasures include a waka of unknown origin, a tokotoko, a carved canoe prow, and a funeral cloak, all associated with Maori leaders.