Pūtātara
To create a signalling trumpet called a pūtātara or pūmoana, the narrow end of a conch shell was cut off and a wooden mouthpiece added.
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Karanga Weka
The sound is made placing the finger over the hole at the tapered end then blowing into the mouthpiece and at the same time quickly releasing the finger.
Karanga Manu
Karanga manu or kōauau pūtangitangi are calling flutes. They were tiny flutes used to lure birds by mimicking their own calls
Nguru
Nguru (which are unique to New Zealand) are short semi-enclosed flutes with an upturned end, made from stone, wood or a whale tooth.
Kōauau
Kōauau are the most common type of Māori flute, and traditionally were made from various woods, kelp, albatross wing bones, human bones and probably moa bones.
Pūtōrino
The pūtōrino is a flute unique to New Zealand. It is torpedo-shaped (tapering at each end), like the cocoon of the case moth into which Raukatauri changed herself.
James Webster
James Webster is of Maori and European descent, residing in Aotearoa / New Zealand. His tribal affiliations are Tainui, Te Arawa and Pākeha. He is based in Kapanga, Coromandel Town. He is the owner, operator of Tahaa, Tāmoko Studio and Maori Arts.
Te Kahureremoa Taumata
Te Kahureremoa is multidisciplinary in her art practice. She is a composer, singer, storyteller, tāonga pūoro practitioner, writer, visual artist and video maker.
Horomona Horo
Composer, musical artist, practitioner and cross genre and arts collaborator, Horomona Horo has fused the traditional instruments of the Maori, taonga puoro, within a diverse range of cultural, musical and educational forms.
Hinewirangi Kohu-Morgan
An artist, poet, and a visionary. She is a Board Member of the International Indian Treaty Council and is a Representative for the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific movement.
