As no. 189 [object ident. no. III E 3898] The tension straps, however, are not joined together to form corded bands. Strips of vegetable material are bound into the ball rings. The lower string binding on a crosspiece. A small membrane perforation on the side. The carrying strap leads from the body to the longitudinal bar. No skin residue on the resonator, no carving and no painting. The yoke is not thickened at the ends, but carved on one side. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (Appendix Object Catalogue)