Sketch of a couple of Russian peasant pipes; the Szopelka, a kind of hautboy, Romanian also used in Southern Russia and a Dulka or bagpipe similar to the Turkish Rebab, the string is of white horsehair and is also used by the Arabs.
Sketch of two Russian pipes; Szopelka and Dulka
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Photograph: Eric McGavin and others displaying a range of Boosey & Hawkes brass instruments and a conch shell
object | ARC/MCG/PH/0361
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35mm slide: Eye test at a school. This and the school are mentioned on October 11th in the log book.
object | ARC/BAL/005/227
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14th April. Ciching village. Black Miao woman looking at polaroid given to her by Peter Baldwin
object | ARC/BAL/004/176
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Beating millet, Bida/Ilorin Road
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/543/007
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