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1961.7.36.2

Bagpipe drone reed made from Arundo donax L.

1961.7.36.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bagpipe drone reed made from Arundo donax L.
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Cultural groups
French
Person
Field collector Ewan Cameron
PRM source Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
PRM source Frank Norman Howes
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
1920
Acquisition information
Donated: 1961
Materials and processes
Material Reed Plant, Material String, Process Bound, Process Split
Dimensions
Length: max 118 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1961.7.36.2
Research and responses

It is not clera where the name in the field collector and other owners fields comes from, it is not apparently from the accession book or catalogue card [AP 12/5/2016]

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Bagpipes, Double Reed, Single Reed