There will be no through route in the Gardens on Saturday 19 April, and the Gardens are open on Saturday to Spring Fair ticket holders only. Museum visitors need to enter and exit via London Road.
A bendir (frame drum). The circular shell is painted a turquoise colour with incised decoration in a herringbone pattern on the interior. The shell shows signs of wear where the instrument was held. Hide head glued to shell, with a small repair made by Philip Thornton. The two snares on the inside of the head are broken, but lengths of the strings remain.
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