Māori music instruments- Taonga puoro

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Traditional Māori musical instruments.

Māori musical instruments; Māori music

Image: Maori games and musical instruments: Spinning top

Maori games and musical instruments: Spinning top

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Karanga Weka (small nguru like instrument)

Karanga Weka (small nguru like instrument)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Two carved mere and a flute

Two carved mere and a flute

Auckland Libraries

Image: Nguru

Nguru

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Hue puruwai

Hue puruwai

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Pūkāea and pūtātara

Pūkāea and pūtātara

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Pūrerehua (bull roarer)

Pūrerehua (bull roarer)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa