At one end of the bar [are] in a straight extension, two curved extensions that fork vertically. At the other end [is] a long, slender peg for connecting the strings. Only a short fragment of string made of twisted plant fibre [is] preserved. The gourd collar with [a] widely projecting, bowl-shaped lower part. A broken sewing with bast material. No separate resonance calabash preserved. Did the collar shell also serve as a resonator? On both sides of the stick [are] circular and semi-circular as well as linear notched patterns. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)