The folded hat is green and rectangular, decorated with appliqué, metal-mirrored discs and two long streamers. The hat flares to a point at the top, narrows at the base and folds inwards on both sides. On the front is a large appliqué yin yang design with a scalloped edge in silver and pink thread. Around the yin yang are appliqué leaf motifs in silver thread. The silver leaf motif continues on the inside folds and on the back of the hat. Covering the entire surface of the hat are metal discs with mirrored centres. Along the bottom is a silver border with brass discs, edged with purple with traces of gold. Attached to the back inside edge are two long green streamers. On the inside of the hat is ecru lining, stiffened with cardboard. Two ecru ties are attached.

The folded hat is purple and rectangular with two ties. The hat is folded inwards once on the sides. There is a black edging around the bottom of the hat and a small slit up the centre back seam. The inside of the hat is ecru lining, stiffened with cardboard. Two ecru ties are attached.

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.

The first piece (part a) is a woman's apron made from a square of multi-coloured textile with yellow stripes and a red jacquard over-design of flowers and leaves on a dark purple background. Gathered onto a waistband made of multi-coloured braid that has a main design consisting of a flower pattern starting with red at the centre, then yellow, and green bordered by a red paired diagonal line and four dot patterned border at either side on a black background. Waistband is unfinished on the ends. Narrow hems at edges. The second piece (part b) is an apron tie made from a length of machine-embroidered rayon ribbon and having a main design consisting of red, blue, purple, and green flowers on an off-white background. Apron tie is unfinished on the ends.

Rectangular pink panel edged with a green border and tin reflectors. The back lining is white cotton with a pair of cotton ties sewn at one end.

Long thin band with floral pattern in purple and white on green ground. The band is padded, roughly machine stitched and bound on three sides with black bias tape.

Blue two piece hoop belt (part a-b) with gold meander design. The rectangular pieces are curved. The fabric and lining are sewn over a wooden centre. The lining is blue cotton.

Multicoloured cotton skirt with an open back and a tie closure at the waistband. Skirt is made from two identical panels, overlapping at centre front, attached to a wide, unbleached cotton waistband; panels are made from strips of blue, white, purple, green, red, and yellow fabric, separated by gold metallic braid-like ribbon.