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1938.34.339

Shepherd's bird-bone pipes, nahya; a double clarinet of two bird-bone tubes held together with brass clamps added at back; each tube with 5 stops; mouthpieces and intermediate tubes of reed.

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1938.34.339

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shepherd's bird-bone pipes, nahya; a double clarinet of two bird-bone tubes held together with brass clamps added at back; each tube with 5 stops; mouthpieces and intermediate tubes of reed.
Geographical reference
Syria
Asia > Western Asia > Syria
Person
Field collector Katherine Marian Reynolds
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1912
Date collected
By 1912
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Bird Bone, Material Reed Plant, Material Brass Metal, Process Perforated, Process Tied
Dimensions
Length: max 248 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.339 Other numbers: 339

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Single Reed

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