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2014.44.3

Pigeon whistle made from wood and plastic. The cap of the whistle is painted silver with one slot. [FB 27/01/2015]

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2014.44.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pigeon whistle made from wood and plastic. The cap of the whistle is painted silver with one slot. [FB 27/01/2015]
Long description
Pigeon whistle made from wood and plastic. The cap of the whistle is painted silver and red with one slot. The body of the whistle is painted red with a painted drawing of a bird in black, orange and green. The bottom of the whistle is white with a wooden tang with a single perforated hole. [FB 27/01/2015]
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Java
Person
Field collector Nathaniel Mann
PRM source Nathaniel Mann
Date
Date collected
2013
Acquisition information
Donated: 26/01/2015
Materials and processes
Material Plastic Synthetic, Material Pigment, Material Wood Plant, Process Painted, Process Moulded, Process Perforated, Process Carved
Dimensions
Height: max 50 mm, Width: max 25 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2014.44.3
Research and responses

As part of the Sound and Music's Composer-in-Residence programme, Nathaniel Mann spent 18 months 'Embedded at the Pitt Rivers Museum and Oxford Contemporary Music. As part of his residency Nathaniel researched the pigeon whistles in the PRM collections and made his own pigeon whistle from recycled materials. He tried his whistle on pigeons and flew them in notable places in the UK. To find out more about Nathaniel's residency and the pigeon whistle project visit Nathaniel's blog http://pittriversmann.blogspot.co.uk [FB 27/01/2015]

Along with the donation of objects to the PRM Nathaniel also donated a book to the Balfour library on pigeon whistles. See 'Beijing pigeon whistles by Wang Shixiang published by Liaoning Education Press. [FB 27/01/2015]

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