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Handle castanets.
Technical description: Orchestral castanets ('Spanish'); double concave cups mounted on handle with two castanet shells tied to opposite sides; brown stained wood. Piece of green string attached, probably for hanging them on a stand for ease of access during performance.
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Probably mid 20th century - Maker:
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University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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- Hornbostel-Sachs classification:111.141 Castanets
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.141 Castanets
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:c292; castanet length c70; castanet width 47; external height of cups 10.2, 10.4.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15794