Bagpipe blowpipe

Description

Blowpipe or mouthpiece of turned ivory, possibly for a three quarter set of Highland bagpipes, possibly by John Ban MacKenzie, early 19th century

Museum reference

H.1995.788 C

Collection

Culture

Object name

Bagpipe blowpipe

Production information

Mackenzie, John Ban, 1796 - 1864, Manufacturer
Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Early 19th century

Materials

Ivory

Physical description

Ivory

References

Campbell, Jeannie. Highland Bagpipe Makers. Magnus Orr Publishing, 2001.

Baines, Anthony. Bagpipes. Occasional Paper on Technology 9, Oxford University Press, 1973.