The pūtōrino is a flute unique to New Zealand. It is torpedo-shaped (tapering at each end), like the cocoon of the case moth into which Raukatauri changed herself. It has a mouthpiece at one end, and a larger hole in the middle. Played as a cross-blown flute, the pūtōrino has Raukatauri’s voice, but played as a trumpet it has a male voice.

Putorino (Māori: Pūtōrino) is a small farming settlement in northern Hawke's Bay, on the eastern side of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 2 between Tutira and Mohaka , [ 1 ] on the Hastings side of the border between Hastings and Wairoa .

The putorino is a traditional Māori aerophone, a wind instrument native to New Zealand. It occupies a unique space within the realm of musical instruments, often described as a flute or trumpet, but possessing characteristics that blur the lines between these classifications.

One of the enigmas of Oceanic music is the pūtōrino, an instrument once made by the Māori people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) that may have been played as a flute or as a trumpet.

2012年12月11日 · Dr Richard Nunns QSMAn exquisitely diminutive, carved pūtōrino (bugle flute) on display in the Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao, was brough...

2007年7月2日 · The Pūtōrino is unique in that it functions both as a trumpet (the kokiri o te tane /male voice) and as a flute (the waiata o te hine / female voice) and is also employed as a conduit for the voice when sung into. The Pūtōrino is a purely Maori invention, occurring nowhere else in Polynesia or in any other part of the world.

2025年2月19日 · Made from two hollowed pieces of wood, joined with gum-like resin and bound with flax or finely split root cords, the putorino has two distinct voices. The earlier versions, around 30 to 60cm in length, are thin-walled with minimal carvings, while later, smaller versions have thicker walls and more intricate surface designs.

This short video, part of the Tales from Te Papa series, shows some of the many taonga puoro held in Te Papa, the national museum. Collection manager Shane James describes and demonstrates how one of these, the pūtōrino, is played. YouTube: tepapamuseum's channel.

Pūtōrino are unique musical instruments as they can produce several voices. The main two voices are seen as male and female. The kōkiri o te tāne (male voice) is played with an embouchure similar to that of a trumpet, producing a unique wailing sound that is varied in both volume and pitch by the playing pressure and hand movement over the māngai.

The Putorino is a trumpet or flute that had a variety of roles from signalling to ceremonial and ritual use. It is 9 to 20 inches long and has an uneven bore swelling out to the centre and diminishing... towards the lower end, where (it) is narrow, and has a very small opening. The putorino can be played as a flute and horn,