hue puruhau
1. (noun) large gourd used as a musical instrument played by blowing over the top opening.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 162-163;)
Kei roto i te hue puruhau te reo romiromi o Hine-pū-te-hue hai whakarata i a Tangaroa (Wh3 2003:162). / Inside the hue puruhau is the soothing voice of Hine-pū-te-hue (atua of musical instruments made from the gourd) which is used to pacify Tangaroa (atua of the sea).
