Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Sound Devices (hierarchy name)
5. sound devices (equipment)
6. [sound devices by acoustical characteristics]
7. chordophones
8. lutelike chordophones
9. lutelike chordophones: plucked
10. [lutelike chordophones with long neck: plucked]

Narrower term/s

• nsambis

Anotations

Scope note:

Multiple-necked plucked lutelike chordophones of Africa and Cuba, having from two to eight bowed necks of wood projecting from the back of the resonator, from each of which a string is stretched tautly to the front of the resonator.