kōauau (Māori taonga pūoro small cross-blown flute)

~ Wind instrument

Description

Cross-blown flute made of stone, bone or wood. It is 10 to 39 cm long, with usually 3 holes, but everything from none to 5 is known.

Relationships

from:New Zealand
type of:end-blown flute
related instruments:pōrutu (Māori taonga pūoro two harmonic flute)
part of:taonga pūoro (Māori traditional instrument ensemble)
Wikidata:Q3030514 [info]
information page:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQOt4t9wGNs [info]