Object: Putorino (bugle flute)
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Title / object name  Putorino (bugle flute)
Maker  Role  Date  
Unknown  carver  1800-1850  
Materials  wood
Dimensions
Overall  40 (Height) x 310 (Length) x 22 (Width/Depth) mm
Classification  flutes, putorino
Technique  woodcarving
Registration Number  ME023777
Credit Line
Purchased 2007

A unique Maori taonga, this putorino is particularly unusual in that it is the only one currently known with the female moko kauae carved underneath the waha, or mouth, thought to represent Hineraukatauri, the personified female ancestress of the putorino.

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