As no. 118 [-> III E 5279: A flat, elongated bowl with a broad, almost flat base and wider narrow edges sloping outwards; the bowl and opening outline [is] rounded there (type A). Seven V-shaped string slots in each case. Seven strings. One stringing [is] preserved. One end of the string is tied to a crosspiece under an outer slit. A crack in the bottom of the bowl [is] sewn. No bridges preserved. [There are] seven bottom perforations in the corners (round) and in the centre line (square). [Existing] branding on the longitudinal rims in and on the underside of the bowl. Streaky red colouring on the bottom of the bowl]. The string cord [is] only very fragmentary. One end of the string is tied to a crosspiece above a perforation in the base. [There is] a loop of twisted plant material tied to the long wall. Two cracks in the base of the shell [are] sutured with plant binding material. A total of nineteen split and star-shaped perforations, unevenly distributed across the base of the shell. There are incised and notched patterns on the underside of the shell. "Mulera" (region southwest of Lake Luhondo and Lake Bolero). from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)