The Indian “tomtom” used for the opening, middle, and end of the original 1960 recording of Apache was actually a Chinese drum, found under a staircase in Abbey Road Studios. The account says it is called a “tamtam,” but that isn’t any help as there appears to be no specific Chinese drum with that name. It is described as bound by rope around it and small enough to be held under Cliff Richard’s arm.
A Chinese friend who is a Shadows enthusiast found this drum for us some years ago, and it is what we tend to use (although a very large Chinese dragon drum is very effective). No Cliff for us, so our singer Ethel filled in.