Taonga pūoro

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Examples of traditional Māori instruments

Image: Richard Nunns and Evan Parker, 1999

Richard Nunns and Evan Parker, 1999

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Playing puoro on Mt Tarawera, 2004

Playing puoro on Mt Tarawera, 2004

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Melodic instruments – the family of Rangi 

eg. Pūtātara, pūtōrino, nguru, kōauau, hue, pūkāea

Pūtātara

Image: Putatara

Putatara

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Pūtātara (trumpet)

Pūtātara (trumpet)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Pūtātara (shell trumpet)

Pūtātara (shell trumpet)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Pūtātara (trumpet)

Pūtātara (trumpet)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Pūtātara (shell trumpet)

Pūtātara (shell trumpet)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Pūtātara (shell trumpet)

Pūtātara (shell trumpet)

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Pūtātara (shell trumpet)

Pūtātara (shell trumpet)

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: Putatara

Putatara

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

 Pūtōrino (bugle flute)  

Image: Pūtōrino

Pūtōrino

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Playing the pūtorino

Playing the pūtorino

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Maori games and musical instruments: Pūtōrino

Maori games and musical instruments: Pūtōrino

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Richard Nunns playing the pūtōrino

Richard Nunns playing the pūtōrino

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Pūtōrino (bugle flute)

Pūtōrino (bugle flute)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Pūtōrino (bugle flute)

Pūtōrino (bugle flute)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Pūtōrino (bugle flute)

Pūtōrino (bugle flute)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: putorino

putorino

Europeana

Image: Putorino

Putorino

Puke Ariki

Image: Pūtōrino

Pūtōrino

Tairāwhiti Museum Te Whare Taonga o Tairāwhiti

Nguru (nose flute)

Image: Nguru (nose flute)

Nguru (nose flute)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: nguru

nguru

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: nguru

nguru

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: nguru

nguru

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Nguru (nose flute)

Nguru (nose flute)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: nguru

nguru

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Kōauau (Flute)

Image: Koauau

Koauau

Puke Ariki

Image: Kōauau (Flute)

Kōauau (Flute)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Kōauau (flute)

Kōauau (flute)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: koauau

koauau

Europeana

Image: Koauau

Koauau

The University of Auckland Library

pūkāea (trumpet)

Image: Pūkāea (long trumpet)

Pūkāea (long trumpet)

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: Pūkaea (long trumpet)

Pūkaea (long trumpet)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Pūkaea (long trumpet)

Pūkaea (long trumpet)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

HUE

Image: Instrument, gourd

Instrument, gourd

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: Hue puruwai

Hue puruwai

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Playing taonga puoro

Playing taonga puoro

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Hue (calabash)

Hue (calabash)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hue Puruhau puoro (gourd instrument)

Hue Puruhau puoro (gourd instrument)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

The family of Papa – rhythmic instruments

eg. Tumutumu, poi, porotiti, pūrerehua 

Pūrerehua

Image: Purerehua

Purerehua

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Purerehua | Jo'el Komene

Purerehua | Jo'el Komene

University of Waikato

Image: Pūrerehua (bull roarer)

Pūrerehua (bull roarer)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Poi

Image: Poi group performing

Poi group performing

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Poi Kānga - short poi

Poi Kānga - short poi

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Poi dancers (copy)

Poi dancers (copy)

Auckland Libraries