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Bellows bagpipe

Bellows bagpipe with chanter only, a stitched leather bag inside a velvet bag cover edged and tied with silk ribbon, wood chanter and stock and a bellows with wooden sides inlaid with ivory, collected by Skeoch Cumming, 19th century

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  • Period:19th century
  • Materials:Wood; Ivory; Velvet; Silk; Baize
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  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Chanter: Length 436.8; Blowpipe: Length 114; Overall: Length 228.6; Overall: Width 121mm