Double pigeon whistle (3-D)

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Double pigeon whistle (3-D)
Accession number: 
1927.68.2
Collection: 
Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Double pigeon whistle of wood, for fastening to the tail-feathers of a pigeon. The whistle has been carved from wood with slits at the top. Each whistle is attached to a wooden tang with black resin. The tang has a small perforation to attach the pigeon whistle to the bird.

Field collector: Unknown
Date of collection: Unknown (by 1927)
Continent: Asia
Geographical area: South-East Asia
Country: Indonesia
Region/Place: Java
Size: 56 mm (length); 30 mm (width)
Acquisition: Colonial Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Donated April 1927