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Ter Ellingson's article "Drums" in Encyclopedia of Religion (Harvard Login) makes cursory reference to the drum you describe (Sanskrit: kāpāla-ḍamaru):
Dorje, Rinjing, and Ter Ellingson. ""Explanation of the Secret Gcod Ḍa Ma Ru" an Exploration of Musical Instrument Symbolism." Asian Music 10, no. 2 (1979): 63-91. A discussion of musical instruments (and thod rnga) begins on p.69.
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