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Gajde, bagpipe. The chanter and large single drone of pearwood. The chanter with six fingerholes and with tuning screw, the curved bell of horn segments terminating in a flared brass finial with impressed decoration. The drone in four sections, the upper with deep turning, horn mounts and lead inlay, terminating in a bell of horn segments similar to that of the chanter. The drone stock is carved with a stylised goat's head. The large bellows are of elm.[from Sotheby's catalogue]
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circa 1960 - Maker:
Kawulok, Jan - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Istebna (Timezone: Europe/Warsaw) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.211.2+422.211.1-62
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- Materials:FI, leather, fur, metal, horn, wood
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2+422.211.1-62
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 65.5512 x 24.4094 x 4.7244 in.; 1665 x 620 x 120 mm