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Bagpipe (biniou)

19th century
Object PlaceBrittany, France
Medium/TechniqueEbony, tin, ivory, brass, leather, cloth
DimensionsChanter length (without reed) 15.7 cm (6 3/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1934
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
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