Reed Pipe

Native American (Northwest Coast)

19th century

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Title: Reed Pipe
Date: 19th century
Geography: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Culture: Native American (Northwest Coast)
Medium: wood (red cedar or spruce, cord, cedar bark.
Dimensions: L. 4 × Diam. 2.5 cm (1 9/16 × 1 in.)
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed conical
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2238
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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