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1961.7.38

Specimen of 'Spanish cane' used to make woodwind reeds.

1961.7.38

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Collection type
Object
Description
Specimen of 'Spanish cane' used to make woodwind reeds.
Geographical reference
Europe
Europe
Cultural groups
European
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
PRM source Frank Norman Howes
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1961?, uncertain
Date collected
?By 1961
Acquisition information
Donated: 1961
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 134 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1961.7.38
Research and responses

Arundo donax is the giant reed, a tall perennial grass of the family Poaceae. [Encyclopædia Britannica Online] [CF 30/8/2000]

Search terms: Music, Specimen, Plant, Bagpipes

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