Gungon shell and gungon with sewing completed

The mouth of the gungon is smoothed and cleaned.

The skin for the drum is scraped and cleaned.

Two of the ropes (gabga) are joined together.

The ropes are fitted to the size of the gungon's mouth.

The skin is seated on the mouth with the ropes.

The sewing has reached a halfway around the gungon.  The gbandaa (strings made of hide) are pulled against the rope and the skin as the seat of the gungon (gbankugra or gungon kugra).  The protective pieces of skin (the gbanchirga) are clearly visible.

Sewing continues in the opposite direction.  The leather string is pulled against the seat of the gungon.

Teamwork to lace the gungon:  one person holds the string against the rope seat while other pulls.

The sewing continues around the gungon.

When the leather strings are laced to the starting point, they are tied.

The excess skin is trimmed.

The trimmed edge is laced to dry and conform at the gungon's mouth.

The excess is trimmed again, and the hair is scraped or shaved away.