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Wooden arrow consisting of a cylindrical shaped handle with a semi-circular cutout at the end. The conical shaped head is split in two; the outside is painted black, while the inside is red. The handle has a red line pattern and a large staple in it.
A rectangular wood box painted brown with a two-hinged lid that has a hinged red metal latch to go through the corresponding red metal loop on the box. Inside there is one paper wrapped package containing objects 1374/43-59 and there is another containing objects 1374/50-72 and 1374/80.
An orange box with black edges and a gold elephant with white, black and gold lettering stating the following: "ESTABLISHED / OVER 100 YEARS. REGD. IN CHINA AND / GREAT BRITAIN. ELEPHANT BRAND / REAL GOLD FOIL / ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY / WONG WUN CHUEN OLD MANUFACTORY / MANUFACTURED UNDER SUPERVISION OF / Hang Shun Gold Foil Factory / Shing'Kai Mansion 15, Babington Path, Hong Kong."
Carved wood drum with an hour glass shape. The surface is detailed with a mirrored stylized design carved in relief. The rectangular carved handle has open scroll work with a cylindrical piece in the middle; attached are many grass ? tassels. Skin drum head bound with split, braided bamboo.
Rectangular shape shield with a carved human figure sitting on the top holding a cylindrical shaped object to his face. The shield is carved in relief with geometric design painted with black pigment. The recesses of the shapes are painted dark orange with the surrounded areas painted white. The sides of the shield are decorated with bunches of fibre strips tied through to the opposite side. There is a large carved handle and a black and orange painted diamond design at the back of the shield.
Birch bark container with linear, triangular designs (horizontal) around the outside. Reddish pigment is on the background of the outside of the piece and the rim has staggered overstitches. On both sides of the outside, larger triangular stitches (vertical) attache the birch bark pieces together.
Headdress made of woven fibre that forms a cap with long straps attached together to form a criss-crossing pattern inside a u shape that extends down from the cap. The cap and straps are ornamented with off-white cowrie shells, and the woven fibre is dark brown.
Metal hat with fabric squares and multicoloured pompoms. The gold metal frame has a round centre and scalloped outer edge. Within the frame are bat motifs, circular mirrors and fabric squares in purple, black, red, green and mauve. Attached to some of the scalloped points are pompoms; three blue/white, two orange and two turquoise.
Apron composed of woven fibre with two neck straps that have brown tufts of fur at the ends, and a fringe composed of strips of woven fibre with brown fur and longer brown and black hair attached at the ends as well as chains of braided rings made of bamboo strips(?) and brown grass(?). There are tufts of reddish-brown fur at the top of each chain, and the apron is decorated with red, blue and white pigment.
Plant fibre rattle with a rounded triangular base that tapers to join a cylindrical shaped body that ends in an oval shaped loop handle. The body and handle are overlaid with thin layers of wrapped plant fibre which is decorated with a black pigment. The base has two pieces of boar tusk inside.