Part of a set of Hindustani drums known as a Tabla; the baya (also known as a bahina or bayan) is a kettle drum which is played with the left hand. The body of this baya is made from metal (most likely copper) and has the hemispherical shape typical of kettle drums; there are three sets of etched ornamental lines going around the body. The head of the drum is made from hide with a circle of black tuning paste just off center; the head is stretched over the body with leather strips, which are woven through holes around the edge of the hide drum face, more leather strips loop through the woven strips at the top and another ring around the bottom of the drum's body, holding the face taught and allowing it to be tuned by adjusting the tightness.