Pūtōrino (bugle flute)

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Title

Pūtōrino (bugle flute)

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This pūtōrino (bugle flute) appears to be very old, having the shallow relief 'soft' look left by stone tooling. The two lengthwise halves of the instrument are bound fairly evenly in six places with thin strips of split kiekie (climber: Freycinetia banksii) vines. The wider proximal end has a raised mask that once had pāua (large New Zealand abalone with blue-green inner shell) shell inlay for the eyes. The whole surface of the pūtōrino is carved with pākati (dog tooth pattern) notches and h...

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Format

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Date created

19th century

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/226862

Related subjects

wood / pāua (abalone shell) / pūtōrino / bugles / flutes / carving / Te Puawaitanga: 1500 - 1800 / Māori / New Zealand / Kenneth Athol Webster

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