Chanter

Description

Highland bagpipe chanter, missing sole, of tropical hardwood, possibly cocus wood, covered with a dark varnish and cracked and bound between finger holes, 19th century

Museum reference

H.LT 112.11

Collection

Culture

Object name

Chanter

Date

19th century

Materials

Cocus wood, Varnish

Physical description

Tropical hardwood, varnish and binding

References

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