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Highland bagpipe

Set of Highland bagpipes of blackwood, ivory-mounted, with the chanter stamped 'Dn McKay' on the neck, probably by Duncan Mackay, early 19th century

  • Date:
    Early 19th century
  • Maker:
    McKay, Duncan
  • Collection:
    National Museums Scotland
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  • Period:early 19th century
  • Materials:African Blackwood; Ivory
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  • Inscriptions:Chanter neck: Dn McKay
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  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Chanter: Length 362; Bass drone: Length 672; Section: Length 280; Section: Length 280; Section: Length 280; Tenor drone: Length 258; Tenor drone: Length 357mm