| Native Name | Ku-Tze |
| Object Number | A896 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Gourd | Bamboo |
| Description | Gourd Pigeon Whistle (葫蘆鴿哨 hulugeshao). Pao-ti or Ku-tze. Attached to the tail of a carrier pigeon. Entire top crushed and glued.This is a round whistle made of gourd with six bamboo inserts. Gourd is small, brown. It is inscribed with the character 忠 as its maker's mark. Whistles marked with the character 忠 are all from the Dongcheng district in Beijing (東城區 ). Pigeon whistles marked with this character have become very rare. |
| Length | 8 cm |
| Width | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
| Other Number | A-163 - Seder Number |
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