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As no. 122 [-> III E 5965: A narrow, elongated bowl with longitudinal walls that merge with the base in a curve, and steep transverse walls (type C). [There are six diagonally drilled string guide perforations. Six strings. One end of the string is tied to a crosspiece behind an outer perforation, the other is passed through a perforation in a carved handle extension and wrapped around it several times. The string is only incompletely preserved. There are two small, blocked perforations in the bottom of the bowl. Made from the wood of the mzopazopa tree. When in use, it is placed against an inverted hollow and this gives it a very good sound]. However, only one original string binding has survived: Wrappings of the handle extension. Burnt-in string guide perforations. The bottom of the bowl is not perforated. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (appendix object catalogue)
