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Story: Māori musical instruments – taonga puoro

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Māori musical concepts

  3. Melodic instruments – the family of Rangi

  4. The family of Papa – rhythmic instruments

  5. Decline and revival of Māori instruments

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Māori musical concepts

Playing the pūtātara

Playing the pūtātara

Case moth

Case moth

Playing the rōria

Playing the rōria

Playing the pūtōrino

Playing the pūtōrino

From page 2 - Melodic instruments – the family of Rangi

Tūtānekai playing his flute

Tūtānekai playing his flute (1st of 2)

Tūtānekai's kōauau

Tūtānekai's kōauau (2nd of 2)

Playing the nose flute, 1923

Playing the nose flute, 1923

Playing the pūmotomoto, 2000

Playing the pūmotomoto, 2000

Kōauau ponga ihu

Kōauau ponga ihu

Richard Nunns and Hirini Melbourne

Richard Nunns and Hirini Melbourne

From page 3 - The family of Papa – rhythmic instruments

Māori musical instruments poster

Māori musical instruments poster

Hue puruwai

Hue puruwai

Porotiti

Porotiti

From page 4 - Decline and revival of Māori instruments

Te Araroa hui, 1985

Te Araroa hui, 1985

Playing puoro on Mt Tarawera, 2004

Playing puoro on Mt Tarawera, 2004

How to cite this page:

Brian Flintoff, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/maori-musical-instruments-taonga-puoro/media (accessed 17 August 2022)

Story by Brian Flintoff, published 22 Oct 2014

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