This is a mug shaped like a drum from Papua New Guinea. It has a mask on the front. There are other editions of this mug, including a regular brown edition, an edition in gloss brown with some cold-painted details, and an edition of more elaborate custom mugs (some of which come detailed with real animal skin stretched over the top and trimmed with other natural materials). The La Mariana edition comes in different glaze colors as well (beige, green, blue, etc...).