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at the point where the mouth was applied; a hideous bellowing was all 
the sound that could be produced out of this instrument.” (See Hamilton, 
pl. 30, fig. 1, p. 245. 
The shell trumpet, pumoana (Plate 84, fig. 6), Colenso (1881, pp. 78-79) 
says was made from the shell of Triton 18, its a x cut off, an a 
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altering the sound in some way was adapted by the insertion of a thin 
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most dexterously fitted in to fill up a hole in the upper part of the body or 
Though not an indigenous musical instrument, the jew's-harp was 
introduced very early, and quickly became a favourite. It had its proto- 
latter instrument Colenso writes (1881, p. 82): 
at an early date, say, forty years ago, the Maoris showed a great desire to 
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harps were sold without purchasing one after trying many, though sadly 
rather than bring away a ' hard ' or unsuitable 
one. They also spent much time in endeavouring to alter its tone, by 
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years, I have known them to improve on the sound of the jew's-harp (for 
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evidently delighting themselves with the dulcet sounds. 
those who know the jew's-harp only as a toy these facts may again 
oped musical taste in the Maori. The instrument is 
