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Koras

Scope note

Plucked harp lutes of the Manding linguistic and cultural family of Africa, having a long neck passing diametrically through a large gourd resonator covered with leather, 21 leather or nylon strings arranged in two parallel ranks perpendicular to the resonator on either side of a vertical notched bridge, and two handles, one on the outer side of each rank of strings. They are played only by male professional musicians.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000212026

Broader Terms used

harp lutes

Term used for

coras
ekorros

Equivalent Terms used

kora

Created

13yrs ago

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