A shadow puppet fragment of a female head, outlining the face in profile, with red and black detailing. The forehead has a horizontal black band. The eye is outlined in black extending to the back of the head with a horizontal black line. The nose curls inward to create a nostril. The mouth is outlined with red. The white hair has a black bun at the back of the head. Behind the ears, there is a black section. The neck is split with a groove in the middle.

A shadow puppet fragment of a female body. Clothing is black, red, green, and orange in a harlequin pattern. Small feet are in red boots. Wire is coiled around the neck.

A shadow puppet of a male (sheng or lead male type character, Emperor's court) (parts a-b) with a profile face in outline. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red, blue, and black with a crane(?) in a circle on the chest, and floral print on a natural-coloured background. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate red, orange, and blue headdress (part c) that has two pompoms. Handles are made of bamboo grass. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.

Black seal skin, fur removed except at front paws, nails cut. Wood and bone stopper at neck, handle(?) wrapped with skin tie at opposite end. Natural oils on surface.

Bone harpoon that articulates with bone capped long wooden shaft. Skin ties lash the harpoon to the shaft. Small wooden hook on one side of wood shaft. Resin(?) spots on harpoon, near articulated joint, covers metal screws.

Dark brown skin kayak over wood frame. Prow has different coloured skin. Wood framed and screwed rim over cockpit. Skin on inside of cockpit is tied to sides of wooden frame with sinew. Skin straps across the deck in front and behind cockpit are screwed on. Short angled piece of antler(?) tied with skin at one side of wooden cockpit frame.

Drum composed of a carved wooden base, incised with lines in v-shapes around base and border of zigzag lines around top, and with a dark brown finish. The top of the drum is covered in stretched reptile skin. The rim of the drum base is smaller than the top circumference, and the base tapers inwards from the bottom rim, and then back out wider to the top of the drum.

A shadow puppet of a male (laocheng, Emperor's advisor or scholar of the court character) (parts a-b) with a big black eyes, long black eyelashes, and a black beard made of hair. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red, green, and black dragons, and floral print. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate red and green headdress (part c) that has a face in profile at the front. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.

A shadow puppet of a male (wujing or military man character)(parts a-b) with a black-painted face, a prominent nose, and a down-turned red mouth. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red and green in a floral print with stripes. Wearing black boots. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate red, green, and black headdress (part c) that has a crescent shape. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.

Shadow puppet of laodan or upper-class elderly woman character (parts a-b) with white hair. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red and green floral print. She is wearing shoes for bound feet. Wire is coiled around the neck. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets. Head is part b, body is part a.