Its diameter has been kept even across the length. One end has been tapered into short a point and the end at the base of the handle shows a circular cross-section. Two curved lengths of wood that contrast that of the kanni have been filed into a guard component that has been lashed with a thick length of nimwaerere above the exposed handle area. Both guards are different lengths and crescent shaped. They both portray tapered points. Pairs of noko line the length of the blade. Each pair has been inlayed with wii ni bakoa. Each wii ni bakoa features a circular perforation that has been drilled through its centre. This is for the purpose of threading the nimwaerere. The nimwaerere has been used to lash and position both wii ni bakoa and the noko to the length of the reeree. This can be seen by its horizontal lashing. Two coils positioned upon the centre of the blade and near the intersection of the guard are made from the irauea (human hair cordage). The guard component shows a similar fashion of lashing the noko and wii ni bakoa along its crescent shape. Each end of the guards show a coil of the nimwaerere spaced between the lashings.