Bird whistle made from gourd - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 44839 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 75.00 CUCURBITACEAE Lagenaria sp | Entry Book Number | 145.1884 | |
| Artefact Name | Bird whistle made from gourd | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | China | TDWG Region | China | ||
| Parts Held | Bird whistle made from gourd | Geography Description | China | ||
| Uses | Bird whistle made from gourdUse: MATERIALS User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | British Museum | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | International Health Exhib., Chinese Courtx0Dx0A | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: To Museum 1971. Price 2/-, by purchase. Bird whistle made of gourd. Attached to the wings of birds to keep the flocks together and to protect them from hawks.x0Dx0APhotographed and catalogued in November 2016 as part of the Musical Instrument, Interface for Museums and Collections (MINIM-UK) project, Royal College of Music, www.minim-uk.org | ||||