what kind of instrument is this?

Train stations and bus depots, the world over, are blessed with an interesting variety of people passing through. Not only that, but they are blessed with an interesting variety of people who do not pass through, but choose to hang around the station. there are the homeless just looking for a warm spot or a handout (or both), there are those playing instruments hoping people will throw them a few coins, other forms of entertainment, etc.

We get blessed with all sorts of interesting people in the station I pass through in tel Aviv - 95 year old panhandlers, African musicians, other musicians, a guy who played for the Russian Symphony Orchestra, some other random misfits...

Once in a while you get to see something other than the standard interesting people. Somebody who just came back from his backpacking trip through Thailand or India or Australia. He will be sitting in the station with his robes or whatever strange dress he picked up and will be playing a musical instrument never before seen in this part of the world.

I once posted about some guy playing an unusual instrument that ended up being identified as a didgeredoo.

I just saw another interesting instrument. I have no idea what it is called. It looks like an upside-down garbage can cover - maybe even a pita maker. The guy bangs on it, but it does not sound like a drum or a bang. It has a soft sound and kind of tony...

here it is...

anybody able to identify it?