Dung-dkar

Dung-dkar *marine-shell trumpet of Tibet, made from the Xancus pyrum, which is found only in India, where the dung-dkar originates. End-blown, with metal mouthpiece and brass or silver mountings, it is used as a signal instr., ca. 23 cm. (9 in.) long (89 Picken). Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition. London, 1954.