Pair of Cantonese opera shoes with dark brown leather soles. The uppers are blue silk brocade with a floral motif in dark blue and pink and are edged with pink, black and green braid. Cotton lining and insole.

Black silk boot. Leather sole with a flat heel; plain black upper with self cording. White band at junction of sole and upper. Cotton lining and insole.

Shoe with a wooden heel that is thickest under the ball of the foot and at the heel, and these parts of the sole flare outwards slightly at the base. The leather upper covers the top of the foot with open toe. The upper is formed by two symmetrical pieces of tooled leather with a vegetal design. The two pieces are joined together with strips of leather that alternate between black and off-white, and the top edge of the sole is decorated with a strip of black leather that is nailed to the wood.

Necklace composed of twelve long strands of beads held together with seven leather strips through which the strands are strung; the four uppermost leather strips are halved, leaving an opening for the neck. Held together with cloth thongs and a leather strips at the top; beaded fringe at bottom. Alternating rows of blue and black glass beads, brass beads, and elongated polished bone beads. Geometric patterning. Yellow glass beads at the bottom of the fringe.

Pair of shoes and one tie. Leather sole, raised wooden heel (2" h.) painted green. Uppers: metallic thread and twisted cord braid appliqued 4 1/2" either side of toe, 1 1/4" deep, enclosing woven raffia applique. Colours: deep pink, gold, and black. Braid appliqued around top of uppers, and twisted and appliqued down centre of toe. Colours: pale green and beige. At heel: black cotton extension, appliqued 4 3/4" above uppers 4 3/4" w. All on black ground. Black cotton loop on either side, attached to uppers where extension joins. Cotton lining. Padded cotton insole. Separate red tie (part c). (Other tie is missing.)

Pair of Cantonese opera shoes with leather soles and pink silk uppers. On the sides are circles of coiled wire with domed brass ornaments at the centre, domed brass ornaments at the shoe edge, and on a fabric flap on the heel. On the pointed tongue are domed brass ornaments, an orange and green pompom and a dark pink pompom. On the toe is attached a grey silk (?) thread tassel. Just above the sole is a layer of blue fabric. Cotton lining and insole. Off-white fabric edging.

Pair of Cantonese opera shoes with leather soles and pink silk uppers. On the sides are three circles of coiled wire with domed brass ornaments at the centre, four domed brass ornaments, and on a fabric flap on the heel. On the pointed tongue is one domed brass ornament, an orange and green pompom and a blue pompom. On the toe is attached a grey silk (?) thread tassel. Just above the sole is a layer of blue fabric. Cotton lining and insole. Purple fabric edging.

Head ring made from four bands of cedar bark woven in a box-like pattern; bands are sewn together, one on top of the other. Centre of the ring is wrapped with a section of dried ermine skin, holding a bundle of cedar bark strips.

Ecru tablecloth with embroidered designs. On the front are fu dog and cherry blossom motifs in silver, blue, pink and mauve. There are glass eyes, white fur and tin reflectors. Three edges are lined with silver braid on deep pink ground. The top edge and back is lined with natural-coloured cotton.

Pair of Cantonese opera shoes, the leather sole shaped to simulate very small shoe, with wooden "shoe-horn" attached at heel to provide actual foot support, hidden under silk upper and attached cotton cuff. Upper: scroll design, silver sequins on white ground edged with black cord all on red ground, with scattered purple sequins. The off-white cotton cuffs each have an off-white cotton rectangle at the front with a loop attached on either side near the top on part a, and two loops at the top on part b. Balance of cuff, ecru cotton. Loops may have served to hold cord to keep cuff in place around foot. Cotton insole.