Only the string holder, a round wooden stick, and a long wooden peg on the right are preserved. A fully carved female figure with white eye rings at the tip of the neck. A carved vertebra head. ". . . damaged soundboard made of gourd. Remains of a very old musical instrument, acquired from a Mnyamwezi; it was played on a hemp string with a small bow, both unfortunately lost. . . . Hinterland of Tanga." from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)