Alex Sands

Nguru / Nose flute
Nz Greenstone, pounamu (South Westland), red wax, triangle andesite and brass stand
65 x 32 x 32 mm (incl. stand 85mm)
Ag feb23 #27-7
NZD $1350

‘The nguru is a traditional nose flute that is unique to Aotearoa New Zealand. It has an up-turned snout end, into which the player exhales through one nostril, and two perforated holes, or ‘note-stops’ (wenewene), along the length of the stem’