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Highland bagpipe

Great Highland Bagpipe with a woollen bag cover in Gordon tartan, possibly connected to Gordon Castle and the raising of the Gordon Fencible Regiments in 1778 or 1793, chanter made by MacDougall of Perth, 18th century

  • Date:
    18th century
  • Maker:
    MacDougall [Family]
  • Collection:
    National Museums Scotland
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    Perth (Timezone: Europe/London)
  • Culture:
  • Period:18th century
  • Materials:Ebony; Bone; Horn; Wool; Ivory
  • Specific materials/techniques:
  • Decorative elements:
  • Inscriptions:Chanter: MACDOUGALL / PERTH
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Chanter: Length 364; Bass drone: Length 594; Tenor drone part: Length 276; Tenor drone part: Length 290mm.