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1938.34.408

Leather valve from inner end of bone mouth-tube of bagpipes. In glass-topped cardboard box.

1938.34.408

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leather valve from inner end of bone mouth-tube of bagpipes. In glass-topped cardboard box.
Geographical reference
Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria
Biskra
Person
Field collector Melville William Hilton-Simpson
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Donated: 1913
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin
Dimensions
Diameter: max 80 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.408

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Bagpipes

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