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Highland bagpipe

Set of Highland bagpipes or 'Lovat Reel Pipes', bass and tenor drones only, of laburnum decorated with combing in nine sets of rings and bone mounts, sheepskin bag has a green woollen bag cover Scottish, late 18th or early 19th century

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    Late 18th - early 19th century
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  • Collection:
    National Museums Scotland
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  • Place of production:
    Scotland
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  • Materials:Laburnum; Bone; Sheepskin; Wool
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  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Bass drone: Length 623; Tenor drones: Length 305mm