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1923.80.31

Pigeon whistle.

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1923.80.31

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pigeon whistle.
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Beijing
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
By 1923
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1923, uncertain Found unentered: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Gourd Plant, Material Reed Plant, Material Lacquer Varnish, Process Dried, Process Carpentered, Process Lacquered Varnished
Dimensions
Width: max 42 mm, Length 19 mm shortest pipe, Length 42 mm longest pipe
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.80.31

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Flute

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