Round, square centre hole, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse; ham binh nguyen bao in Chinese characters, read top-right-bottom-left on obverse; reverse worn almost flat; extra metal in centre hole.

Round, square centre hole, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse; thanh tong nguyen bao in Chinese seal script characters, read top-right-bottom-left on obverse; reverse worn almost flat.

Round, 4-sided hole in centre, rims around outer edge and centre hole, obverse 4 characters, reverse smooth. Yonglong tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters, dot (top-left).

Round, square centre hole, inner and outer rims on both sides, 4 characters on obverse; nguyen huu thong bao in Chinese seal script characters, read top-right-bottom-left on obverse; extra metal in centre hole.

Embroidered textile panel for a blouse front. The embroidery is worked on gray-green cotton textile, with predominantly red and purple/mauve geometric designs and mirrorwork. The designs are outlined in black and orange. The embroidery is underlined with bright pink block printed cotton gauze. A strip of bright green embroidered cotton textile (15.8 cm wide) is sewn to the lower edge; the colours of this strip, as well as the style of embroidery, are different from those used on the upper portion of the textile.

Small, embroidered, red envelope style bag, made by folding and stitching three corners of a multi-coloured embroidered square together, leaving the fourth corner open as a flap. The central design motif is a hooked sun disc (circular medallion surrounded by numerous spiral ‘arms’) set within a square, which is surrounded by a row of mirrors and geometric border designs. The majority of the embroidered motifs are worked in fine chain stitch. All edges are finished with a heavy black cord that is couched in place with gold metallic thread. A narrow black cord is attached at the point of the flap. The bag is lined with tan and green machine printed cotton textile with a small floral pattern.

Embroidered green silk square. Circular embroidered pink and purple centre pattern resembling a fanning peacock tail with mirrors framed by multi-coloured embroidered borders. Center is framed by several embroidered square borders, mostly in yellow, white, black and dark red, with circles and mirrors. Outer borders on orange silk ground. Embroidered with untwisted silk(?). Multi-coloured tassels hang off edges, each with two cowrie shells and two red beads. Two yellow chain stitch borders and square border between are incomplete. White-yellow cotton back.

Unfinished strip of orange textile, heavily embroidered with a row of alternating yellow and white half-circles, decorated with small mirrors. Flanked by two bands of continuous multi-coloured chains outlined in black. Narrow green and purple stripe on top of wide band of multi-coloured triangles, connected to multi-coloured diamonds, all outlined in yellow, decorated with white dots on colours and between. White-yellow backing. Top edge is selvage. Three other edges are unfinished, but fastened with basting.

A metalwork spoon with a flat handle that has a rectangular end engraved with a floral design. Bowl is deep and longer than wide. There is a silver mark on the back.

Form is of graduating in size, having seven 'steps' on each side. Front and back surfaces are flat. Mirror with metal edging and outlined with two and a half rows of black beads at centre front. Small burnt circles outline form. On front, two crossing diagonal lines above mirror, two semi-circular lines below mirror, and a triangle on the base. On back, central line with paired lines curving away on either side. Beads, some loose and others strung together, are pressed into beeswax to form decorations: red and yellow cross above mirror, red and yellow diagonal line below mirror, three black rows below mirror on right, yellow bordered by red on left of base, black and red cross at centre base, five circles down each side, and four circles down centre back. Pink and yellow yarn pulled through hole at centre top, knotted with ends hanging free. Two red and two yellow pompoms on cord wrapped below mirror.