Engineering:Pūtātara
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Short description: Māori musical instrument
The pūtātara is a type of trumpet used by the Māori people of New Zealand. It is customarily made with a carved wooden mouthpiece and a bell made from New Zealand's small native conch shells (Charonia lampas rubicunda) or triton shell (Charonia tritonis).[1] Larger pūtātara were particularly prized as the triton shell was rarely found and only sometimes washed up on the beaches in the Far North.[2] It is often blown in guest welcoming ceremonies.[3]
See also
- Conch (instrument)
References
- ↑ "Putatara (shell trumpet)". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/objectdetails.aspx?oid=155366. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ↑ "Putatara". Matariki Teacher Resources: Taonga pūoro. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/Education/OnlineResources/Matariki/MatarikiMusic/Pages/Putatara.aspx. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ↑ "Taonga Puoro - Musical Instruments". http://audioguides.aucklandmuseum.com/tours/1303369994/stops/974239550/index.html.
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