This is a professional beautiful new 17‎‎"‎‎ Made of metal‎‎.‎‎ Comes with a clear synthetic head and a case‎‎.‎‎ This drum is a top quality drum‎‎!‎‎ This Egyptian drum is an authentic classic designed darbuka‎‎.‎‎ This superb instrument has a beautiful and powerful sound‎‎,‎‎ making it perfect for accompanying your gathering anywhere you go‎‎.‎‎ Its body is made out of cast metal & it has a synthetic head‎‎.‎‎‎‎- Some of the syntactic plastic heads arrive from manufacture with minor scratches‎‎.‎‎ That does not affect the sound or quality of the drum‎‎.‎‎