Pu tatara

Pu tatara 1. *marine-shell trumpet of the Maori of New Zealand, made of Triton australis. The tip is cut off and a short, carved wooden mouthpiece is fitted on. Sometimes the sound is modified by placing a piece of hardwood in the upper portion of the shell's large whorl. In Tahiti the same instr. has a long bamboo mouthpiece inserted in a lateral hole pierced near the tip. The pu tatara is a signal instr. Also called ka ea-ea, kakara, poti-poti, pu hau re roa, pu moana, putara, putoto pu…