FMNH 126290.nosub[3]

  • 126290: Pigeon (mounted specimen)
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Pigeon (mounted bird) with two whistles on its tail to illustrate how they were used by the Chinese. Made of reed, lacquer, pigment, bone
  • Pigeon whistles
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 2 Pigeon whistles detail. Made of reed, lacquer, pigment, bone
  • 126290: Pigeon with whistles
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Pigeon with a whistle on its tail. Two tubes of reed dark brown with three openings each; attachment of bone. Made of reed, lacquer, pigment, bone
  • Download file
    Creator: Ms Tiffany Nichols : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: scan of catalog card
Catalog Number: 126290.nosub[3]
Description: pigeon whistle
Materials: reed, lacquer, pigment, bone
Cultural Attribution: Han Chinese
Accession Number: [1462] Captain Marshall Field Ethnological Expedition to China (Gift)
Accession Year:
City/Town: Beijing - Peking
Collector/Source: Captain Marshall Field Ethnological Expedition to China, Berthold Laufer : Field Museum of Natural History, Peter J. Bahr : American Friends of China
EMu IRN: 1027718
GUID: 0119a3b6-81e6-4998-ac14-acbfa444d813

Disclaimer: The Field Museum's online Anthropology Collections Database may contain cultural items and historical records that are culturally sensitive. Some records may also include offensive language. These records do not reflect the Field Museum's current viewpoint but rather the social attitudes and circumstances of the time period when items were collected or cataloged. Visitors to this site are also advised that some records may contain names, images, and recordings of deceased individuals and that some records document human remains.

We welcome feedback. The web database is not a complete record of the Museum's anthropological holdings and documentation for a collection item will vary due to when and how it was collected as well as how recently it was accessed. While efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information available on this website, some content may contain errors. We work with descendant communities around the world to interpret the collections in order to promote a greater understanding of global heritage and, through consultation, will remove information that is inaccurate or inappropriate. We encourage and welcome members of descendant communities, scholars, and others to contact us to confirm or clarify data found here.