Porcelain vase with a tall foot, bulbous body, and neck that flares outwards then inwards at the top. Top portion has a landscape scene with two ladies and two warriors in polychrome on grey crackled surface. Lower portion has a battle scene with some men on horseback and some carrying spears, all on the same ground. Other motifs include flowers, cicada and the t'ao t'ieh handles.

Circular white plate covered with blue designs and sides that flare upwards. Stylized chrysanthemum flowers and leaves decorate the front, a scroll motif decorates the rim, and three bamboo designs decorate the bottom of the plate.

Model rondavel style house, made of clay and sticks. Cone-on-cylinder hut is round, with a slightly overhanging cone-shaped roof. Walls are thick, and reinforced with thin wood sticks which hold the roof onto the walls, and emerge slightly at top. A door and two small widows are cut into the clay, and a plaque has been attached by sticks above the door. At back is a second door with a prominent frame, filled by a cube of clay. The house and roof surfaces have scratched writing in English, with text such as “good clay soil”, “beautiful”, and “strong one hut”.

Contemporary retablo with ceramic figures, miniature retablos and paper books. The wooden box itself (part a) has a structured hole at centre front, taking the form of a stage. The wood is painted black and several images are adhered to it, such as a typewriter, human and animal figures, flowers, and Albert Einstein surrounded by pigeons. Ceramic figures of the donor and her husband (parts b and c), their dog (part d), and a small stool (part e) are placed in the retablo, as well as a small woven basket (part f) containing a crumpled sheet of paper (part y). There are three miniature retablos (parts g-i) of glass and wood, one of which is held by the woman, and many miniature books (parts j-x). Six of the books are filled with blank paper, while the other nine have titles and writing inside.

Model of a mariachi band member. Tiny figure is of a man playing a violin, bow and instrument held out in front of him. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, undecorated, a sarape or patterned cloth folded and placed over his shoulder, a white blouse and dark pants. Figure is precisely painted. His feet are planted on a small square base.

Wood spindle and whorl. Shaft is long and thin, tapering to a point at each end. A cylindrical clay whorl sits just off mid-point, painted black with white flower motifs separated by lines of white and red-brown. The wood on either side of the whorl is painted with encircling lines of red-brown, dark brown, and white. The spindle’s tips are unpainted.

Wood spindle and whorl. Shaft is long and thin, tapering to a point at each end. A cylindrical clay whorl sits at mid-point, painted black and carved with lines and dots which are filled with white, yellow, brown and rust coloured paint. The wood on either side of the whorl is painted red-brown, dark brown, and yellow. The spindle’s tips are unpainted.

Peruvian pot. Round bottomed clay bowl is circular, with a flaring rim. Interior is painted a brown-red, while exterior shows a painted figure with grey face, white beard and eyes, red mouth, wearing a wide headdress in a dark yellow. The body is long and tubular, with linear designs in grey and dark yellow that incorporate dots and spikes. This flows across the bottom of the pot, up the side, and culminates in a rounded tail with a small, monochromatic, inverted face.

Peruvian pot. Black clay jug is round and bulbous, with a rounded bottom, and a short neck leading to a slightly overhanging lip. A wide handle curves out from just below the rim and meets the shoulder below. Around the body of the pot are printed in relief several rows of a repeating wave-like design, many sharp, some blending into the surface of the pot.

Peruvian pot. Orange clay jug takes the shape of a kneeling man, with a large protruding nose in a wide face, with a pointed chin and prominent teeth. His hands grip a tool or instrument held on an angle against his torso. His large hat is also the neck of a jar. At back the figure leans against a textured stool or rock. The jar is painted a light orange.