Richard Nunns
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Richard Anthony Nunns was a Māori traditional instrumentalist of Pākehā heritage. He was particularly known for playing taonga pūoro and his collaboration with fellow Māori instrumentalist Hirini Melb
Nunns in 2011
Richard Nunns playing a flute
A pūtōrino (flute/trumpet)
A pūtātara (conch horn)
Taonga pūoro
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Taonga pūoro are the traditional musical instruments of the Māori people of New Zealand.
Richard Nunns
…Richard Anthony Nunns (7 December 1945 – 7 June 2021) was a Māori traditional instrumentalist of Pākehā heritage. He was particularly known for playing taonga pūoro and his collaboration with fellow Māori instrumentalist Hirini Melbourne. After Melbourne's death, he was regarded as the world's foremost authority…
A selection of taonga pūoro from the collection of Horomona Horo
Nguru made from wood with pāua shell inserts
An example of a large Pūtōrino made by Tohunga Whakairo Warren Warbrick
A pūtātara in Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa