Has anyone else come across the Persian (central Asia anyway)version of the dear ould Irish drum. This is about 450 - 600mm across and say 50mm deep. It has a number of brass rings attached to the inside of the rim about two thirds of the way around, secured by staples so that they overlap and hang loose. Players hold the drum upright across the body in palms of both hands with fingers against skin, and tap and shake the drum. Rhythms can be very complex. Sounds fantastic in trained hands. Kind of like a grown-up tambourine with orchestral pretensions. Guess I'll just keep rattling away on the ordinary bodhrans.