Chanter

Description

Highland bagpipe chanter of African blackwood or ebony which has been carefully repaired, late 19th century

Museum reference

H.LT 112.8

Collection

Culture

Object name

Chanter

Date

Late 19th century

Materials

African Blackwood, Varnish, Fabric

Physical description

African blackwood or ebony; varnish; fabric

References

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

Cheape, Hugh. The Book of the Bagpipe. Belfast: Appletree Press, 1999.

Cannon, Roderick D. The Highland Bagpipe and its Music. Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers, 1988.