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Taonga pūoro include flutes, trumpets and bone whistles. The figure is taken from Te Ara, the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Māori have their own family of traditional instruments

Taonga pūoro include flutes, trumpets and bone whistles

Taonga pūoro are the traditional musical instruments of the Māori of New Zealand. They include the kōauau flute, the pūrerehua, or bullroarer, and the pūtōrino, which can sound like both a flute and a trumpet. Many instruments were made from wood, bone and stone, and the tradition has been revived by modern players.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Taonga pūoro include flutes, trumpets and bone whistles. The figure is taken from Te Ara, the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a music fact?: Yes. It sits on the Music shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.