item details
NamePūtōrino (bugle flute)
ProductionUnknown; carver; 1800-1850; New Zealand
Classificationpūtōrino, flutes, bugles
Materialswood
Techniqueswoodcarving
DimensionsOverall: 40mm (width), 310mm (length), 22mm (depth), 0.064kg (weight)
Registration NumberME023777
Credit linePurchased 2007
Overview
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.