Pigeon flute
- Museum number:
- 9-9712
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21090009712
- Accession number:
- Acc.2640
- Description:
- pigeon flute; 5 bamboo pipes with dark brown stain; ivory tongue for tail ring; According to some writers, flutes were attached to message-carrying pigeons to frighten away hawks and eventually came to be used by pigeon fanciers to lure away another fancier’s pigeon or flock in order to increase their wealth and status. According to Berthold Laufer, the flutes were used for the aesthetic value of their music. Makers in this collection include: HUNG, CHUNG, KUEI, MING, PAN, SHIH-TZU (?), SHENG, LI. For additional information consult accession envelope.
- Donor:
- Estate of James Pomeroy Howe
- Collection place:
- Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Object class:
- Pigeon flutes
- Function:
- 5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
- Accession date:
- 1970
- Department:
- Asia (except western Russia)
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