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Pūtātara
Māori musical instrument / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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