Angular harp

Angular harp played by Efe musicians. The resonator is a hollowed length of wood with the upper section cut out for the soundboard, left whole at both ends. The soundboard is a sheet of bark, nailed to the resonator with wooden pegs. The neck and string-holder are formed from the same piece of wood. The string-holder is inserted into the wall of the resonator at one end, and runs beneath the soundtable. Five split cane strings (of which one is missing) are wound onto pegs split at one end to secure them. The strings pass through the soundboard and are secured to the string-holder beneath it with wooden toggles. A chevron-pattern is painted onto the soundboard, and a pattern of lines has been burnt into the resonator.