{"product_id":"maori-putorino-flute","title":"Māori ‘Putorino’ Flute","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOceanic artifact from the Māori peoples of New Zealand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCirca: late 19th - early to mid-20th century CE.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMaterials:  reddish-brown native timber, perhaps totara wood, Paula shell, fibre cord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA bugle-flute ‘putorino’ belongs to Māori musical tradition, played as a flute in a higher register or blown as a trumpet in a deeper tone. Such instruments were associated with mana and an ancestral significance and ceremonial use. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDimensions: 19\" L x 2.5\" W (48.3 cm L x 6.3 cm W)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Private Texas, USA collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cassera Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51653981765938,"sku":null,"price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/5653\/4834\/files\/78C5FC40-5666-4590-A43E-69890EFC1E46.jpg?v=1787712159","url":"https:\/\/shopcassera.com\/products\/maori-putorino-flute","provider":"Cassera Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}