drum, confused, with, string, instrument, lute, persian, origin, azerbaijani, instrument, long, necked, azerbaijani, string, instrument, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, impr. Not to be confused with Tar string instrument a lute of Persian origin or Tar Azerbaijani instrument a long necked Azerbaijani string instrument This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The tar Arabic طار is an ancient single headed frame drum It is commonly played in the Middle East and North Africa The tar s drumhead is struck with one hand TarPercussion instrumentClassificationFrame drumHornbostel Sachs classification211 311 Directly struck membranophone Illustration of an Egyptian tar with zills The frame is covered with tortoiseshell and nacre 1 The drumhead was usually made from animal skin like goats while the actual frame was made of woodSee also EditRiq Daf Mazhar Bendir Davul ArdahReferences Edit Lane Edward William 1860 1836 An Account of the Manners and Customs of Modern Egyptians 5th ed London John Murray Publishers p 366 Further reading EditCampbell Kay Hardy 2007 Saudi Folk Music Alive and Well Saudi Aramco World Vol 58 no 2 pp 2 13 This article relating to membranophones is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tar drum amp oldid 1096532501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
