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    The pluriarc, also called paata, mapu, luku, kissanga, and bow lute is a stringed musical instrument of West Africa, classified as a type of lute. It has...
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  • unit used in other countries Mapu (town) (马铺镇), in Luyi County, Henan Pluriarc, a string instrument from West Africa, also called a mapu. People named...
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  • Spike lute: called gúlúm in Lagwan, and also found throughout West Africa. Pluriarc: a unique variant of the arched harp in which each string has its own neck...
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    Syntagma musicum by Michael Praetorius(1619) pictured. In addition to a pluriarc , Plate XXXI also shows a Central African bowed harp for the first time...
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  • trough zither. This instrument could be considered a musical bow or a pluriarc played with a bow. However, with only one arm, it would be a uniarc. Also...
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