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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.
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.
Model totem pole with four figures, all mounted on a rectangular wooden base. Figures from bottom up: wolf, human holding fish-like animal, bird. Bottom figure is torso only, with head of wolf; large teeth, long snout, erect ears. Clothed human figure with facial paint on cheeks and painted moustache; has deep prismatic face with pronounced brow ridge; man's feet rest on wolf's head, almost forming ears; fish in his hands extends down to feet. Bird figure above has folded wings and ears. Back of pole is flat. Fragment of newspaper clipping about totem poles is glued on reverse.
Standing figure with splayed legs and bent knees. Block-shaped feet, and prominent square-like head. Black-painted arm sockets appear as protruding sections, as if arms behind back. Face and body painted in black, white, and grey-blue. Face has white spotted sections on cheeks and jaw, and line of black dots under eyes. White and grey-blue paint on middle of chest and around belly, top of legs, and around ankles. Small black circle at centre of breast. Protruding brow, open mouth turned down at corners, recessed eye area, one ear on the right side.
Cylindrical bone flute with four holes on the top; decorated with three lines of punctuated circles; a small fourth line of three circles sits near one of the ends.
Roughly conical hand-built ceramic case (part a) with a rectangular hole cut out near the base. A well fitting cover (part b) for the opening has holes in the corners matching holes on the vessel. The orange ware vessel has many small scale geometric designs of hooks and frets in lengthwise rows which are painted in black on a neutral slip base. One third of the surface, opposite to opening has no design. Nipple-like projections on base and tip of cone.
Four-piece, three-tiered, round cake basket in black lacquered wicker work with gold, swirl, line and floral designs. Part a: base with stand-up handle; four orange/red painted sections; prominent wicker work in two horizontal sets divided by a black band. Handle of bamboo slats with red painted bands at corners; curved, forged metal handle at top attached with two curved metal strips. Part b: centre tray with middle orange/red section with prominent wicker work. Part c: top tray with gold painted twining through centre of wicker work. Part d: lid; top and sides made of orange/red wicker work; top centre features a back section with scalloped edges and a faint floral design painted in gold.
Basket (a) with removable trays (b) and lid (c); black lacquered wicker work with faint gold/orange floral designs. Part a: the basket's base with a stand-up handle attached at the sides; black except for four red, painted side sections where underlying wicker work is prominent. Part b: centre tray, four centre sections on sides painted red, open wicker work with a gold line running through it. Part c: convex lid, black with wicker work painted red; centre black section, scalloped edge with six extensions, gold/orange painted design of man with leg on left pulled back, standing under tree. The numeral 39 is painted in gold on the underside of each section.
Double edged straight steel sword (a) with sharp triangular point and cast copper alloy decorations at hilt and end; handle is wood carved in straight longitudinal lines. 8 Chinese characters on one side of sword and 4 on the other. Scabbard (b) is green and black mottled lacquered wood with cast metal decorations at both ends, and 3 raised bands along body. All metal shows central symbol surrounded by floral design, rounded and/or scalloped at edges. Metal is patinated, black with green spots at hilt. Lacquer is worn, and chipped. Sword coated from both edges in dried brown liquid; rust at hilt.
Small triangular-shaped, curved grey clay sherd with black geometric designs on outer surface consisting of straight lines running horizontally and vertically along with curved lines.