Pigeon Whistle

A900

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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