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Highland bagpipe

Full-sized set of Highland bagpipes, known as MacCorquodale's Pipes, having chanter and three drones turned in cocus wood and mounted with ivory, bone and horn, 18th century, said to have belonged to Piper MacCorquodale who played for recruiting and at the formation of the Argyllshire Highlanders in 1778

  • Date:
    18th century
  • Maker:
    MacKinnon and Fraser of Greenock
  • Collection:
    National Museums Scotland
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  • Period:18th century
  • Materials:Cocus wood; Ivory; Bone; Silk
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  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Chanter: Length 358mm