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Highland bagpipe

Highland bagpipe with a chanter, blow-pipe and three drones, decorated with bone insets owned by the Macdonalds of Islay and long in the possession of the MacIndeors or Dewars, hereditary pipers to the Macdonalds of Islay

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  • Materials:Bone; Horn; Wood; Wool; Metal
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  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Chanter: Length 394; Blowstick: Length 330; Joint drones: Length 392; Single drone: Length 451; Stock: 142; Stock: 50; Stock: 32mm