This is an example of the carving that you will receive, you will not received this exact piece but one that is very similar. This is due to each piece being carved from natural Greenstone and the colouring will differ depending on the elements in the stone and where it was found on the West Coast.
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 to sound to penetrate through adverse weather and long distance when rounding sheep.
