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pluriarc|ˈplʊərɪɑːk|
[a. Fr. (G. Montandon La Généalogie des Instruments de Musique (1919) 52), f. pluri- + arc.]
A West African musical instrument made of a wooden resonator to which several curved rods holding taut strings are attached.
1961A. C. Baines Musical Instruments i. 46 When played it [sc. the bow lute] is held like a harp, giving it the impression of being a harp in which each string has a separate neck... The French word pluriarc..expresses this well. 1970Western Folklore XXIX. 237 It must be considered possible that the..American instruments of more than one string derive from pluriarcs and trough zithers. |