1938.34.144

Syrinx consisting of 20 reed tubes, longest and widest at one end, shortest and narrowest at other, tied together with 2 cane strips across either front. Longest pipe stopped with cork, others with nodes.

1938.34.144

Collection type: Object
Description: Syrinx consisting of 20 reed tubes, longest and widest at one end, shortest and narrowest at other, tied together with 2 cane strips across either front. Longest pipe stopped with cork, others with nodes.
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Thomas William Taphouse; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1905
Date collected: By 1905
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Reed Plant, Process Tied
Dimensions: Length: max 176 mm, Width: max 220 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.34.144