Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Sound Devices (hierarchy name)
5. sound devices (equipment)
6. [sound devices by acoustical characteristics]
7. membranophones
8. drums (membranophones)
9. struck drums
10. bowl-shaped drums
11. kettledrums

Narrower term/s

• bayas (tabla)

Anotations

Scope note:

Asymmetrical pairs of small, tuned, handplayed drums of north and central India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, consisting of a treble drum, its body a tapering wood cylinder, and a bass drum with a round, bowl-like body of clay or chromed copper. They constitute one of the most important instruments of modern classical Indian music.