Sterling Silver traditional Shepherd's Whistle pendant, fully usable.

A shepherd’s whistle is used predominantly by the farmer to communicate commands to his sheepdogs and is often seen at sheepdog trials. These pounamu whistles won’t bend or buckle over time like metal or plastic and produce clear, high frequency tones that are easy to modulate and vary the pitch. This allows the shepherd to communicate many different commands to his dogs, giving precise instructions using only the whistle. The frequency is at optimal pitch for the dog’s hearing and allows the sound to penetrate through adverse weather and long distances when rounding sheep.

Whistle is 35mm wide x 35mm long and is 7.4mm thick.

Made by Moreton Jewellers, New Zealand.