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A closing fan with twenty-six inner ribs of split bamboo varnished dark brown on the base of each side and two bamboo parent ribs of natural colour each set into a piece of dark rosewood through which passes a brass rivet. Abstract design painted in light brown on the parent ribs. One side of the fan is covered with light brown paper, unpainted. To the ring on the rivet, there is attached a knotted purple silk cord, 23 cm. long, on which there is threaded a carnelian carving of a monkey holding a peach (missing as of 2006). Below the monkey, there hangs a flat knotted tassel of purple silk bound with multi-coloured thread.
A closing fan with thirteen inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs. Covered with paper on both sides. One side is light blue while the other side is painted in an overall flora (?) design in light blue, dark blue, and white with silver at the top, and the bottom edges. Three Korean characters in black are on the inside of one parent rib. There is a braided grey cotton cord, 14 cm. long (double), strung through the rivet and knotted.
A black woven wool flat disc-shaped hat. Embroidery covers the top. Yellow lines the brim and pink lines the inner form. Unbleached cotton lines the centre area. Circles of pink, green, red, and yellow wool and white string are tacked onto top to make plant-like designs. Wear on tie strings.
A shallow disk-shaped wool covered basketry hat. Black on top while the underside is yellow and light red-pink. Black area is divided into four sections by a white cord and stitched on. Cords end in geometric patterns consisting of red, blue, green, yellow, brown, purple, and orange fabric circles and metallic fabrics stitched in a pattern of two star shapes stitched in each section. Underside plain with ties sewn together at chin, and having green and light purple with stitching.
Backstrap loom with wood and bamboo bars, and rattan backstrap, (parts a-h) held together with knotted string. In order that the pieces occur. Part h is a plaited backstrap with a braided border and that narrows to wrapped handles on both sides. Part g is a flat hardwood sword with rounded ends that are slightly tapering, use-wear shows numerous slight indentations along both edges from the centre, and gives a serrated appearance. Part f is a cylindrical, dark brown hardwood stick. Part d is a hollow, brown bamboo warp beam. Part a is a cylindrical, dark brown hardwood stick with a narrower 2 cm. wide section before each knobbed end. Part b is a wide notched ended hardwood stick with one concave and one flat surface. Part e is like f but of a lighter brown. Part c is like b. String, one side black, other faded to purple-brown tied together, knotted at each element.
Basket (a) with upright handle and separate lid (b). Body of basket is plaited, weft has zigzag appearance over wider horizontal warps. Border and footed twisted withe-like elements; fine wicker work above foot; handle is bamboo slats, wrapped with twisted elements at corners and on either side of wrapped circle on top. Brown overall with multi-coloured floral and bird design. Rooster and chrysanthemums on one side and a crested, long-tailed bird (pheasant?) with gardenia like flowers on the other. Handle, green outside, natural inside and warp ties (some red); border and base remnants of red; wicker work blue and white. Five wrapped bamboo strips, reinforced base. Lid has convex plaited top, rim as basket border, wicker work between, colour as basket. Painted design, blue vase with gardenia-like flowers; vegetables (?) in a basket on right and ceramic dish on left; two red and white fruit (persimmons?) to right.
Part a is a long knife with a single-edged metal blade. Has a convex edge, slightly concave back to within 6.5 centimetres of point when it becomes convex and angles to a point. Green-stained wood pommel has two extensions, the longer one of which is at a right angle to the rest. On this, there is a low relief splayed human, face down, hugging the pommel with a floral pattern and incised geometric shapes. Both extensions are fitted with beige hair pieces, possibly horse hair. These pieces are circled with red and black dyed hair rings at the bases. Haft is wrapped with plaited metal inset, with hardened fibre and resin mixture? Sword fits into a larger wood slot of the sheath (part b) formed by two pieces held by a series of bamboo strip lashings along the length. Sheath lashed to a smaller hide sheath formed from a piece folded together along the length. Woven bamboo loop handle and woven bamboo and twined nylon rope handle with attached crescent-shaped wood piece. Part c is a smaller knife that fits in the hide sheath. Slightly curving dark brown wood haft with a silver metal band inset in wood, fibre, and resin? Incised scrolled character and lettering (Bujang nl 9). Double-edged convex metal blade, concave back to 5 centimetres of point where it becomes angled, both concave and convex to a point.
Wooden crossbow (a) with a twined, fibrous cord (b). Bamboo crosspiece, tapering out from centre has carved dowell-shaped ends. Piece is centred passes through and at right angle to stock. Stock tapers at front end to two points and tapers from join leveling out towards butt end. Two notched rows along length of front end with remains of fur overall, added by gluing(?). Carved notch halfway down stock and dowell ends of crosspiece accommodate. Part b: length of twisted and bound fibre; two loops at each end for fitting over dowels; centre of length is reinforced with twisted bamboo for fitting into notch. Carved, articulated wooden trigger attached by dowel to stock.
Cylindrical container with lid from natural nodes of bamboo, one end closed on each. Red geometric patterns on container with diamond shapes. Ends with gold and red rings. Red cross on lid's indented top. Shorter lid is fitted over the longer container. Woven rings are inset into the bamboo on each. Single cut grass strand is knotted at both ends to two woven handles protruding from both sides of the container's woven ring. Grass passes up through the two drilled holes in the lid, is knotted together, and extends stiffly upwards.
Circular basket (parts a-b) with a coil construction of base (part b) and lid (part a); sides are coiled and imbricated. Exterior of both parts are covered with calfskin; stripes of skin are also used for the carrying strap which attaches at two points to the sides of the base. There are four looped straps attached to the sides of the base to secure the lid. Skin strips are stitched around the circumference of both the lid and the base. The lid has small, vertical sides and a conical shaped top with a thin leather strap attached at the tip.