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The Koauau Player - (Te Ao Hou - No. 2 Spring 1952)
- Date
- Spring 1952
- By
- Maori Affairs DepartmentMaori Affairs Department
- Publisher
- Te Ao Hou
- Description
When Hinemoa swam to Mokoia Island, she was guided through the darkness by a slender thread of sound from Tutanekai's flute. Visitors to the Auckland Museum can see the very koauau he is supposed to have played, and as they peer curiously at it, they must wonder how such a small instrument could make enough sound to carry across the water from Moko...
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- Crown copyright
- Source
- Te Ao Hou - No. 2 (Spring 1952)
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