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Kooauau
A carved koauau that can still be played. According to Maori belief it is said that the universe was sung into existence and that it belongs to the realm of Tawhirimatea, the deity or atua of winds and storms.
Type of item
- Musical Instrument
- Musical instrument
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/InstrumentsKeywords/3992
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/253
Type of item
- Musical Instrument
- Musical instrument
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/InstrumentsKeywords/3992
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/253
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Identifier
- #MINIM-UK:40284
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-12-16T15:27:33.841Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-12-17T12:57:36.684Z