The pūtātara is a type of trumpet used by the

Māori people Māori () are the Indigenous peoples of Oceania, indigenous Polynesians, Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of Māori migration canoes, c ...

of New Zealand. It is customarily made with a carved wooden mouthpiece and a bell made from New Zealand's small native

conch Conch ( , , ) is a common name of a number of different medium-to-large-sized sea snails. Conch shells typically have a high Spire (mollusc), spire and a noticeable siphonal canal (in other words, the shell comes to a noticeable point on both ...

shells (''Charonia lampas rubicunda'') or triton shell (''Charonia tritonis''). Larger pūtātara were particularly prized as the triton shell was rarely found and only sometimes washed up on the beaches in the Far North. It is often blown in guest welcoming ceremonies.

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Pūtātara in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Māori musical instruments Brass instruments Trumpets {{NewZealand-music-stub

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