On the surface of the drum are four toad statues in the four corners and a 12-sided star in the centre, which might either represent 12 months of the year or a time measure by the ancient people. Many other designs like kapok or Lac birds are also found on its surface.

Trinh Thi Mai, the director of the museum, said the ancient drum belongs to Heger tye 3 fabricated by the Karen people in the northeast of Myanmar. However, its precise origin and age of the bronze need further study of its cultural and historical values of the object.