IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. These bagpipe ribbons and cord were ...

The Celts have a rich musical history. The Celtic culture formed by various tribes covering Ireland, the Isle of Man, and Great Britain preferred certain sounds, like the sacred plucking of the harp ...

This bagpipe was made by an unknown maker in Scotland, 19th century. It is a Highland bagpipe, mouth blown, with a sewn leather bag with a green plaid cover. It has maple stocks and drone pipes with ...

Perhaps, like me, you have been fascinated, even thrilled, when a bagpiper showed up in a kilt at a wedding or funeral you attended. Or perhaps you have heard the raucously festive sound of row upon ...