A membrane covering the longitudinally oval turtle shell, widely folded over and bound together on the underside by folding, which is bound against a wide skin strap tension ring. Longitudinal arms resting under the membrane on the lower edge of the shell and diverging strongly towards the crossbar. The string material only preserved in fragments. Tuning pegs. Four toggles are preserved. The lower tailpiece is a roundwood resting across the top surface, tied to two thin skin straps extending from the tension ring on the underside of the bowl far onto the membrane. The two longitudinal arms are also connected to the tension ring by skin straps. An angular, solid wooden bridge with eight string guide notches. A rectangular skin pick attached to one of the long arms with woollen cord. The ends of the crossbar are carved. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)