Editing Kanjira (section)

==Construction==
Similar to the Western tambourine, it consists of a circular frame made of the wood of the [[jackfruit]] tree, between 7 and 9 inches in width and 2 to 4 inches in depth. It is covered on one side with a [[drumhead]] made of [[monitor lizard]] skin (specifically the [[Bengal monitor]],<ref name="Khati1998">{{cite book|author=Anand S. Khati|title=National parks of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KJUz97Z5LA0C|access-date=30 December 2012|year=1998|publisher=Pelican Creations International|isbn=978-81-86738-00-9|page=323}}</ref> ''Varanus bengalensis'', now an endangered species in India), while the other side is left open. The traditional lizard skin is prohibited worldwide due to protection of species regulations. Even well-known Kanjira players, however, attest to the great advantages of using goat skin as an alternative. After playing for a while, the goat skin gets more and more flexible and offers a wider range of possible modulations.<ref>{{cite web|title=SOUTH INDIAN KANJIRA OR KANJEERA - THE TINY FRAME DRUM|url=http://www.indian-instruments.com/drums_and_percussion/kanjira.htm|website=indian-instruments.com|access-date=10 November 2017|archive-date=16 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316165849/http://www.indian-instruments.com/drums_and_percussion/kanjira.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The frame has a single slit which contain three to four small metal discs (often old coins) that jingle when the kanjira is played.<ref name="NettlArnold1998">{{cite book|author1=Bruno Nettl|author2=Alison Arnold|title=The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOlNv8MAXIEC&pg=PA357|year=1998|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-8240-4946-1|pages=357–}}</ref>