Bendir (frame drum)
A small thumbhole in the side provides a means of stabilizing this large drum when held upright in the hand. Two snares made of gut strings were attached on the inside of the drum next to the goatskin head to augment the percussive sound.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bendir (frame drum)
- Date: late 19th century
- Culture: Moroccan
- Medium: wood, parchment
- Dimensions: Diam. 1 ft. 6 in.
- Classification: Membranophone-single-headed / frame drum
- Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
- Object Number: 89.4.1320
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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