Owen Mapp

Koauau / flute
NZ deerbone, black cord
188 x 26 x 24mm (approx)
Ws  jan22    #Ko-1
NZD $840

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.