Which instrument is a bamboo instrument used as a nose flute in Polynesian cultures?

• A. Polynesian Nose Flute
• B. Dizi
• C. Gum Leaf
• D. Bull-Roarer

Answer: (A)

Nose flutes are wind instruments designed to be played by exhaling through the nose into a dedicated mouthpiece, with finger holes along the body to change pitch. In Polynesian cultures, the bamboo version used for this purpose is called the Polynesian nose flute. Its construction from bamboo keeps it light and easy to carve, and the resulting soft, breathy tone suits intimate vocal melodies and traditional storytelling. The other items don’t fit because they’re not nose flutes: the Dizi is a Chinese bamboo flute played with the mouth, the gum leaf is a leaf-based wind instrument, and the bull-roarer is a ceremonial sound-maker that requires spinning to produce a whooshing roar, not a flute.