Curved knife (part a) with scroll-shaped wooden handle and metal ring. Curved wooden sheath (part b) tapers to a squared-off point. Slit runs down the length of the sheath exposing part of the knife blade. Vine and leaf-like engravings are carved on sheath surface. Coiled rope fastens to the sheath through the wood on the underside of the piece and is secured with knots.

Rectangular-shaped boat (part a) and sail (part b). Boat base is made up of fourteen long wooden rods that are linked together with grass stitching. On either side of the boat are long and flared rods that are shorter on one end and extend past the length of the boat on the other. They curve upwards to a sharp and tapered point. The mast (part b) is inserted into a square piece in the centre of the boat and attached to it, is a rectangular-shaped, woven grass sail.

Terra cotta oil lamp in the shape of a squashed teardrop; round holes at tip of spout and centre of top. Top is decorated with pattern of lines. Some pencil marks and a foot ring on the underside.

Pottery sherd painted with geometric designs on one face; design is a partial bird design. One edge is the original rim of vessel; other edges are broken.

Central spoke running through two inverted crown-shaped structures, both attached at centre by a flattened globe. Each crown-shaped part has four outside curved bars with plant motifs and a plain inner spoke.

Curved, metal fingernail guard. Pointed at one end, round opening at the other. Design in the metal shows a potted plant with many leaves and flowers that are decorated with blue and purple enamel.

Multiple pages of Sinhala script etched into palm leaves between wooden covers painted with red and yellow leaf designs. Book is joined together by a long string that goes through a hole at one end of the book. There is a clear glass bead at one end of the string.

Multiple pages of script etched into palm leaves between black and red painted wooden covers. Edges of the pages are gold. Yellow and blue string connects some of the pages through holes. There is a painted wooden cover (part a), another painted wooden cover with peeling paint (part b), and groups of palm leaves (parts c-e).

Pages of script written on palm leaf. The pages are joined by a string that goes through a hole in the middle of the pages and then wraps around the book with a small circular wood knob. Two smaller notes are also wrapped with the book. The book is part a; parts b-c are loose pieces of leaf with script.

Mirror with case. Mirror (part a) has flat surface on one side, a scene on the other, and a handle wrapped with rattan. Scene shows a landscape with cranes, plum and pine trees, bamboo, water, rocks, and turtles. There are a few Chinese characters written to one side. The mirror case is in two pieces, with the larger piece (part c) fitting over the smaller piece (part b). The case is black lacquer with a sparkly orange lacquer interior.