At one end of the string carrier [are] two curved extensions that fork vertically. One of the two strings [is] made of twisted bast fibre and the quill [is] only preserved in fragments. A calabash collar is missing. The connection of the resonance calabash (severe breakage) with a pink-coloured cloth cord, which is also passed through a small, circular piece of calabash. Final knotting. A blue fabric cord tied to the ends of the stick [serves] as a carrying strap. On the resonance calabash [are] several break seams with thin woollen cord and plant material. On both narrow sides of the stick [are] traces of wear from old string tensioning. Between the three handle points [one can see] sharpened extensions of the stick surface on both sides. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)