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Reedpipe

Aulos, reedpipe. Replica of an ancient Greek wind instrument. The wooden body plugged at one end with cork. There are five fingerholes and a thumbhole on the dorsal side between the level of the 1st and 2nd fingerholes. An adhered paper label has in D.J. Blaikley's hand: '49. REPLICA/OF GREEK/PIPES IN BRIT/...'S' (possibly 'British Museum')

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  • Materials:ink, paper, cork, wood
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422 Reedpipes
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 344 x 21 x 21 mm