Pukaea — wooden trumpet
Notes and performance by Richard Nunns
Nga Taonga Puoro Traditional Maori musical instruments
Notes and performance by Richard Nunns
Notes and performance by Richard Nunns
This finely decorated example of this Maori musical instrument is made from maire, a native hardwood.
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Download a longer excerpt: mp3 0:31 192k
notes and performance by Richard Nunns
These Maori musical instruments had a variety of roles from signaling to ceremonial and ritual use.
Download mp3 0:57 332k
notes and performance by Richard Nunns
These Maori musical instruments had a variety of roles
from signalling to ceremonial and ritual use.
Download an example of the putorino being sung into: mp3 0:32 196k
Download putorino being played: mp3 1:22 504k
Notes and performance by Richard Nunns
This finely decorated example of this Maori musical instrument is made from maire, a native hardwood.
Roll cursor over image to see the other side.
Notes and performance by Richard Nunns
This globular flute is played with the nose. This Maori musical instrument is made from the hue/gourd.
notes and performance by Richard Nunns
This Maori musical instrument was used in the whare purakau (house of learning). In the example at left the bone is the jaw of the upokohue (pilot whale) and the striker is made from akeake, a native hardwood.
notes and performance by Richard Nunns
This Maori musical instrument was used as a bird lure. It was made by hollowing a gourd, drilling holes on either side and attaching a cord by which it could be swung around the head creating a whistling, chattering voice that attracted birds.
Notes and performance by Richard Nunns
This Maori musical instrument was used in the whare purakau (house of learning). In the example at left the bone is the jaw of the upokohue (pilot whale) and the striker is made from akeake, a native hardwood.
Download: mp3 0:25 184k
Notes and performance by Richard Nunns
The koauau commonly has 3 finger holes. It has a melodic rane of four tones which corresponds to the melodic range of moteatea/tradtional song.
The longer koauau is made from koiwi toroa/albatross wing-bone; the shorter is made from koiwi kuri/dog bone.