The drum body is made of a whole section of mango wood and toon wood hollowed out in the middle. The drum's mouth is covered with cowhide, suede or sheepskin, and the edges of the film at both ends are sewn on iron rings larger than the drum's mouth.

The double-sided drum of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture has a total length of 100 cm to 120 cm, the diameter of the thick end is 40 cm, and the diameter of the thin end is 30 cm. The diameter of the drum mouth is 25 cm, and the diameter of the thin end drum mouth is 20 cm. The outer surface of the drum body is painted with red lacquer, and at or near both ends of the drum, there are several leather strips or drum belts woven with leather strips. The drum is made of wood, the drum is 25 cm long, and the drum head is wrapped with cloth strips.