In its front view, the body of the vessel resembles the upper half of a female torso, so it is relatively bulbous overall and has an unusual shape. The upper end of the vessel is round, narrow and elongated like the neck of a bottle. The outside of the vessel is decorated with angular and round geometric patterns, typical Kadiweu patterns. These are carved into the clay, the notches are traced with white paint and the resulting fields are painted with the following colours: Shiny black, white, brown-gold, ochre, red-brown, olive green, cream, sand. The "neck of the bottle" is red-brown, probably left natural, the rim emphasised with black. The vessel can be closed with a clay stopper, which is coloured in shiny sand. Its rims are painted black. Note: The Kadiweu use the same patterns on their clay products as for the body painting; see Strauss: Traurige Tropen.