Like no. 255 [III E 18638 a-c] The tube, however, tapering slightly towards the base. A goatskin membrane. Glued tree resin at the entry point of the tailpiece into the body. To protect the wooden body, which has already cracked several times and is partially glued, a metal sleeve fastened with iron nails and enclosing the tapered end of the body. The sisal fibre stringing of the bow is wrapped around the stick several times on one side before the loop knotting. A spirally carved peghead. The end of the neck is wrapped in strips of fur with long, dark hair hanging down. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)