Prayer book with brown wooden covers, and accordion-folded pages. No spine. There are faded Chinese characters on the front cover in black ink.

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.

Cribbage board made of tusk. Board retains the shape of the tusk, wide at one end, tapering and curving to a point at the other, with sides and top squared. A scrimshaw scene of Herschel Island appears on one side, showing a small village with wood buildings in the foreground, the masts of ships in the mid-ground, and low hills in the distance. The other side shows a hunting scene with a man hoisting a rifle to bring down a deer. Behind him are a tent, boat, dog, and fishing pole, along with rolling hills. The board’s top has a configuration of small drilled holes for the insertion of crib peg. Flowers and foliage decorate the surface, and the year "1906” is caved at centre. The tusk’s butt holds a door with two short handles, opening to reveal a carved interior chamber made for holding crib pegs. The board is held up by four short legs, two of tusk, the others of wood and rubber.

Gourd bottle with cover. Undecorated drinking gourd for carrying sake is tall, bulbous on bottom, elongated on upper portion, with a rounded lip surrounding the mouth at top. Patina is a dark orange with a high shine. A lighter orange cord is wrapped several times around the waist of the vessel, with trailing end holding a small, yellow wooden stopper by its loop. Part b is a silk carrying bag, rounded at bottom, dark purple on the outside, and black on the interior. A purple-brown drawstring closes the bag at neck. Part c is a small wooden tile with a fine orange cord attached through a hole at top. On one side are Japanese characters written in ink, and on the other is a small pencil drawing of the gourd.

Gourd bottle with cover. Undecorated drinking gourd for carrying sake is oblong, bulbous on top and bottom, with a small, short neck. Object has an even, dark orange patina. A dark purple cotton cord is wrapped three times around the waist of the gourd and then trails, holding the small wooden stopper (part b) by being inserted through a hole bored at centre. Part c is a small wooden tile with an orange thread tied through a hole at top, a Japanese character drawn in ink on one side of the tile and a pencil drawing of the gourd on the other. Part d is a silk carrying bag, rounded at bottom, light tan in colour, with a purple drawstring at neck.

Gourd bottle with box. Undecorated drinking gourd for carrying sake is tall, bulbous on top and bottom, with a rounded lip surrounding the mouth at top. Surface is dark orange with a high shine. A lighter orange cord is wrapped and knotted around the waist of the vessel, with trailing end holding a small, dark wooden stopper by its loop. Parts b and c are a wooden box and lid that the gourd is carried in. A green ribbon is attached to the box, meant to tie the lid in place. The lid has writing in Japanese characters in black ink on both sides.

Gourd bottle with box. Gourd is tall, bulbous on top and bottom, with a small bulb emerging from side at top. A stopper (part b) has been carved like a duck bill and fits horizontally into the hole in the bulb. Vessel's patina is a dark orange with a high shine. A lighter orange cord is wrapped several times around the neck of the gourd, with trailing end holding a dark brown wooden hoop. Gourd is filled with small metal balls. Part c is a dark purple and green silk carrying bag with an orange drawstring cord. Parts d and e are the bottom and lid of a light tan wooden carrying box with Japanese characters written in ink directly on the lid top, and on an adhered slip of paper on the underside.

Gift of Carlota Duarte.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.