Native Name | Pao-Ti |
Object Number | A894 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Gourd | Bamboo |
Description | Gourd Pigeon Whistle (葫蘆鴿哨 hulu geshao). Attached to the tail of carrier pigeons.Whistle is round and made of gourd with altogether 4 bamboo inserts making four pitches. Gourd is small, black with decorative band, top natural color. It is inscribed with the character 止, 生, or 正 on the bottom. The graphs on the bottom are maker's mark (passed down word to mouth over generations). Good condition. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
Other Number | A-164 - Seder Number |
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