The wooden body has a very slim half-pear shape, with the turned string support resting in the spout. The membrane is glued or sewn together near the neck joint. A spike ending in two short fork tips resting on the inside of the bevelled body wall. A small, trapezoidal membrane opening at the rear edge of the body. The connection of the two decoratively turned, whorled pegs is turned by about 90° towards the front. Two thin strings made of twisted animal tissue. Two additional small, round openings in the top. A crack in the body wall has been repaired with metal staples. A bowl back flattened in the centre line. Wood, bone, mother-of-pearl and wire inlays. One bridge missing. from Ulrich Wegner: African stringed instruments, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix to the object catalogue)