Native Name | Wu-Lus |
Object Number | A900 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bamboo |
Description | Linked Tube Pigeon Whistle (聯筒鴿哨 liantong geshao). Attached to the tail of carrier pigeons. It consists of five thin bamboo cylinders aligned side-by-side. The graph 元, 光, or 允 is inscribed on the bottom of the largest cylinder. Longest tube crushed and the top is missing. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
Other Number | A-176 - Seder Number |
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