Scale: unknown. Model of a Dau la mtepe made entirely of wood and organic fittings. The model is mostly unpainted apart from the upper hull and upper half of the rudder which are painted black and there is a white line running the entire length of the hull at the waterline. The hull is made plank on frame, the frames are formed from unworked lengths of branch, chosen for their shape. The planks vary in thickness and widths and have been caulked using raffia fibre and the planks themselves are held together and are attached to the frames with rope. Wooden dowels running the entire length of the hull have been positioned on the inner faces of the frames and secured in position by rope secured to the planks. The hull has a substantial keel, V shaped in section and a steeply raked bow and on the port and starboard bows circular pieces of wood have been attached, painted black with a white circle, which may be occuli. The stern post is also steeply raked and tied to the stern frames with rope and caulked with raffia. The rudder is made from seven pieces of timber, it is attached to the stern post by three rope loops and the tiller arm extends beyond the rudder sternward, the rear half of which is painted black. There is a short fore and aft deck with four thwarts which are supported by timbers. There are seven wooden braces running almost the entire length of the hull, of varying lengths that are set partly into the gunwales, five of which are secured to the thwarts with rope fastenings. The tips of the braces are painted black. The single mast is postioned amidships, one of the braces and thwarts serving as a tabernacle. The single rectangular mast is made from woven fibre with yards attached to its top and bottom edges. The model is equipped with five pennants, three of which are triangular, made from white linen, the other two are triangular and made from red fabric. There is also a bowsprit painted mostly black from which is rigged a fibre fringe and also what appears to be a wedge partly painted black.