Northern African hand drum constructed from a circular wooden frame with a taut skin stretched over it.

(ben deahr) is a single headed Moroccan frame drum with a gut snare on the inside. Bendirs come in several sizes and are played with the fingers and hands.

An Egyptian frame drum, 14" or larger, with snares stretched beneath the head. The snares produce a buzzing sound when the drum is struck. The drum is usually supported by one hand in front of the player, and the fingers of both hands are used to play it. It is played primarily as support percussion, but may also be used by a soloist.

The bendir (also called erbeni or arbani) is a frame drum used as a traditional instrument throughout North Africa, more specifically in Morocco.http://www.worldmusicalinstruments.com/MusicalInstrumentList.asp?CategoryID=118 Bendir - worldmusicalinstruments.com Unlike the tambourine, it has no jingles but most often has a snare (usually made of gut) stretched across its head, which when the drum is struck with the fingers or palm gives the tone a buzzing quality.