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1884.111.42

Oboe of ebony and animal bone [RR 5/2/2020]

1884.111.42

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Collection type
Object
Description
Oboe of ebony and animal bone [RR 5/2/2020]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Bretagne Quimper
Cultural groups
French
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1879
Date collected
January 1879
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Ebony Wood Plant, Material Animal Bone, Material Reed Plant, Process Turned, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 75 mm, Length: max 317 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.111.42 PR no.: 84/ 9014
Research and responses

This object could have been obtained by Pitt Rivers during his visits to Brittany in October - November 1878 and March - April 1879. He stayed in France during the intervening winter. [Bowden, 1991: 86-7][Chapman, 1981: 410-2] [Thompson, 1977: 61] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Double Reed