Ko-tze / whistle, pigeon

Description

Ko-tze or whistle, consisting of a small light spherical blackened gourd set with pieces of light wood slotted to produce a whistling sound, attached to tail feathers of carrier-pigeons to scare off birds of prey: China, Beijing

Museum reference

A.1924.745

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Ko-tze / whistle, pigeon

Production information

Beijing, China, East Asia

Materials

Gourd, Wood

Physical description

Small light spherical blackened gourd set with pieces of light wood

Associations

Collector: Gordon Cumming, Constance Frederica, Miss, 1837 - 1924

Exhibitions

• Man and Music (16 Aug 1983 - 15 Jan 1984)
  Royal Scottish Museum