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Highland bagpipe

Set of Highland bagpipes with chanter of ebony, ivory mounted, bearing the name of the maker, Duncan MacDougall of Breadalbane, a set of drones said to have been played at the Battle of Waterloo by George Mackay and at the entry of George IV into Edinburgh by James Mackay, and modern stocks

  • Date:
    18th century
  • Maker:
    MacDougall, Duncan
  • Collection:
    National Museums Scotland
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    Aberfeldy (Timezone: Europe/London)
  • Culture:
  • Period:18th century
  • Materials:Wood; Ebony; Ivory
  • Specific materials/techniques:
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  • Inscriptions:Chanter: Dn. MacDougall / Breadalbane
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Bass drone: Length 685; Tenor drone: Length 343; Tenor drone: Length 342mm