Long coat. Denim cotton garment reaches the lower leg at hem with long slits at each side. It has long sleeves, open at the front, and an embroidered collar in dark brown and tan which is edged with a line of beading and tiny pink pompoms. Edges of bottom hem, side slits, wrists, and front opening are lined in what appears to be red silk? Garment is heavily embroidered on back, from waist to hem, in tan and dark red, bordered by layered bands of red applique. A rectangle of similar embroidery is sewn to the centre back of the coat. Long pink tassels attached to the collar and passing in front of the square have transferred their colour onto it.

Long coat. Denim cotton garment has long sleeves, is open at the front, with an embroidered collar in purple and tan which is edged with a line of beading and tiny pompoms in pink and blue. Forearms are constructed of a different material in a dark blue. Edges of bottom hem, side slits and front opening are lined in red silk (?). Back of coat has Hmong style embroidery in green, purple and tan in repeating square and zigzag motifs bordered by layered bands of red applique. A rectangle of similar embroidery is sewn to the centre back of the coat.

Long coat. Long-sleeved, soft cotton garment. Open front, reaching the lower leg at hem, and with long slits at each side. Red piping lines the edges of cuffs, slits, hem and front opening. A narrow panel of embroidery surrounds collar with short pink tassels and multicoloured plastic beads along its inside edge. At back, a group of pink tassels falls from the collar to the shoulders. Garment heavily embroidered on back from waist to hem in tan, blue and pink. A rectangle of pink embroidery decorates the back between the shoulders.

Long open-front man's jacket, with side slits from the hem up to the waist. Jacket sewn from a dark blue fabric with red trim. The cuffs are embroidered with bands of red and grey, and repeating rows of dark blue and grey geometric designs. The collar and the jacket's tail are embroidered with rows of purple, grey and dark blue geometric designs within red and grey bands. A red plush fabric outlines the collar's embroidery, and eight beaded tassels with long pink-red threads hang from the back of the collar. A vertical rectangle of embroidery decorates the upper back. The interior is lined with a light blue cross-hatched fabric, with exception to the sleeves, which have pieces of blue floral, stripes, or beige and small rose-coloured fabrics.

Water puppet (mua roi nuoc) of Ky Lan unicorn (or lion) character. Puppet is carved from wood and has a large head painted red, a wide gold and green nose, and a wide moveable mouth barring white teeth. Eyes protrude from a scowling brow in front of a curling gold and green mane. Eyebrows are fan shaped and multicoloured, attached to the face by fishing line. An iron tube is bolted to the head behind the mouth, to receive a handle. The midsection is made of fine plastic tubing to enable movement, and covered by red cotton fabric. The rump of the animal is wood, with moveable legs on each side and a raised tail of green, gold, and red curls at centre back. Tin is attached to the interior edges of the head and rump where they meet the red cotton midsection. Part b is a long wooden pole that serves as the handling stick (see 3127/10 b).

Water puppet (mua roi nuoc) ball, made of a light metal, painted in a pinwheel design in colours of gold, red and green. An iron bar is bolted to the ball which allows it to rotate around a long, plain, wooden handling stick (see 3127/9 b).

Paper fan advertising a Vietnamese water puppet troupe. Collapsible fan is made of tan coloured paper attached to thin bamboo sticks that are gathered at bottom and held together with a metal rivet. On one side is printed NŪA ROI NÓ’UOC THĂNG LONG at top, with the logo of the "Thang Long Water Puppet Troupe” below, this lettering arching over the stylized image of a crowned red puppet standing in water. On the other side of the fan is written QŪY VĂN HÓA THÀNH PHÔ’ H`A NộI . HA NOI CULTURAL FUND above a blue logo of two hands holding a small building. Location information is printed on both sides in blue.

Water puppet (mua roi nuoc) of a dragon character. Puppet (part a) has a large head carved with small scales and painted green, a wide nose in gold, small side-set eyes with orange and white accents, and a wide mouth, open and showing two fangs at the outer corners. Two large fans sit to the back of the head. The body is made of six wood cylinders, each carved with scales and topped with fins. The cylinders are attached together with a bike chain hammered into the bottom of each, as well as thin plastic tubing, allowing the body to flex and move. A short wooden rod (part b) is used as a puppet handling stick and can be inserted into the puppet's neck in order to move the head.

Water puppet (mua roi nuoc) of Ky Lan unicorn (or lion) character. Puppet is carved from wood with a large head painted gold, a wide nose, and a fierce moveable mouth barring white teeth. Eyes protrude from a scowling brow in front of a curling mane. Eyebrows are fan shaped and multicoloured, attached to the face by fishing line. The midsection is made of plastic tubing to enable movement, and covered by red cotton fabric. The rump of the animal is wood, with moveable yellow legs to each side and a raised tail of green and red curls at centre back. Tin is attached to the interior edges of the head and rump where they meet the red cotton midsection.

Water puppet (mua roi nuoc) of a fairy character. Puppet carved from wood, with a white face, carved facial features emphasized with paint, a crown of painted petals in gold, red and green, and long gold and red earrings. She wears a full length robe with decorated shoulders and layered skirts, with a long gold and green panel at front. The puppet’s arms are wood, covered with wide sleeves of white polyester edged with coloured sequins. They are lifted by pulling on a thin plastic tube that emerges from the base.