Alex Sands

Koauau /  flute
Nz Greenstone, pounamu (South Westland), andesite and brass stand
81 x 34 x 26 mm (incl. stand 90 mm)
Ag feb23 #27-6
NZD $2025

Koauau – cross-blown flute – smaller than a putorino, this instrument was traditionally made of wood, bone or a species of kelp. Most have three finger holes (wenewene), but some have none and others five or six.