Name:pluriarc+ chordophone from the western provinces (Littoral, West, Northwest, and Southwest) of Cameroon. Similar specimens to this instrument are found in a few European museums .+

Also known as:bowlute,pluriarc,Musitron

Wikidata Item:(Q3392660)

External Links:www.britannica.com/art/pluriarc

omeka1.grinnell.edu/MusicalInstruments/items/show/563

*Disambiguation:*chordophone--bow lute string instrument used for folk songs

Description:The resonator of this pluriarc is constructed from two pieces of wood. The bottom bowl-like piece has been hollowed-out from a block of wood. However, the bowl section terminates several inches before the top end of the resonator, leaving two parallel cantilevered projections . The second resonator component is a soundboard with a flat bottom and a high  but integral bridge all carved from a single piece of wood. On the backside of the bridge there is a line of six small holes drilled through the soundboard and two triangular-shaped sound holes.

Example uses:Bakuba people in 1910