Maori Bone Manaia Porotiti Wind Instrument Necklace Maori Costume and fantails

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Maori Bone Manaia Porotiti Wind Instrument Necklace Maori Costume and fantailsThis Maori Bone Manaia Necklace combines a decorative necklace with a functional wind instrument, the Porotiti. The porotiti is a humming disc, with the sound made by centring the bone carving on the cords, holding the cords in two hands, and twirling the cord to make the disc spin. The kaitiaki (guardian) associated with the porotiti is Tawhirimatea, the God of the Winds. The porotiti makes a soft humming sound. It is considered to be a healing disc,