item details
NameSix koauau (flute-like instruments)
ProductionUnknown; photographer; 1880-1930; New Zealand
Classificationgelatin silver prints, black-and-white prints
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, photographic paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
DimensionsImage: 251mm (width), 196mm (height)
Registration NumberO.039745
Overview
Depicts four Maori koauau (small flute-like instruments) and two nguru (nose flutes). Three of the koauau are elaborately carved, one also has shell inclusions, while one also has a plaited fibre cord and a bone toggle attached. Another has a leather cord attached. One nguru is made from wood and is elaborately carved while the other is made from bone and has two shell inclusions.