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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Slide of a boy with a home-made dart, taken at Tongsa secondary school, Khuru
object | ARC/BAL/003/121
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Black and white medium format negative of portly man in hat standing beside a river with trees
object | ARC/GUP/006/247
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Black and white medium format negative of landscape view taken from a high point
object | ARC/GUP/006/289
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35mm slide: Cooking food
object | ARC/BAL/005/200
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