Ubo akwara (pluriarc)

late 19th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 681

The Colangee is a type of pluriarc. Each string of the pluriarc has its own flexible stick to keep its tension. The strings are tuned by the variable curvature of the sticks.

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Title: Ubo akwara (pluriarc)
Date: late 19th century
Geography: Nigeria
Culture: Igbo (Nigeria)
Medium: Wood, fiber
Dimensions: H. 31 × W. 8 × D. 11 in. (78.7 × 20.3 × 27.9 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Musical Bow
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2035
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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