- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Pair of reeds, tied by string.
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Canonesses of St Augustine
- PRM source D.M. Rogers
- PRM source Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1972
- Date collected
- By 1972
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1972
- Materials and processes
- Material Reed Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Perforated, Process Tied
- Dimensions
- Length: max 46 mm, Length: max 45 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1972.6.4.1 Accession number: 1972.6.4.2
Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Single Reed
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