Metal gong with a flat top and belled sides, made of one solid piece. The gold-coloured metal is polished and shiny on the outside, while the inner surface is darker and rough.

A brass gong with a long wooden handle. The gong is bowl-shaped and attached to a wooden stick with a small metal peg. Where the gong and handle meet are two thin discs stacked one on top of the other in a scalloped pattern. They have been hammered flat. Bottom portion of the handle is carved with rings and undulating lines. Top is polished smooth. A long strand of thread is tied to the handle near the base.

Small brass gong is roughly rounded, flat on front with edges curved around to back to form a bowl shape. Edges are rough. Surface undulates slightly with a swirling pattern in the metal at centre. Colour is mottled gold and brown. Red and black Chinese characters are visible on the back.

Small brass gong is roughly rounded, flat on front with edges curved around to back to form a bowl shape. Edges are rough. Surface is mottled gold, brown and black with spots of green corrosion on the front. Red Chinese characters are visible on the back. Surface undulates slightly.

Brown wood slit gong drum made from a solid piece of hardwood carved with an adze. Semi-cylindrical in shape and tapering to ends. Slit opening in top. Hollowed with curving sides. No design or paint on the surface.

Circular metal gong with a darkened surface and a curved, bowl-like underside. Two red characters are painted on the interior.

Circular metal gong with characters written in red marker and several stamps inked onto the interior. Gong has a convex surface and three fabric ties attached to holes punched evenly around the edge.

Circular metal gong with a convex side and black stamps with characters on the back. Yellow cord is tied in a loop for hanging through two holes punched near the edge.

A tall cylindrical-shaped wood piece (part a) carved with a head, a long body, and short legs bent at the knees on a round base. Three gold- and black-painted furrows on his brow. Black eyebrows outlined with gold. Semi-oval black eyes surrounded with white and outlined with gold and black. Large nose and ears. Mouth outlined with gold and black and carved open with four white upper teeth and pink gums. Hair painted black and carved into a bun loop at the back, decorated with gold pattern. Carved necklace is black and painted with gold floral design. Entire body painted red and decorated with gold and black U-shapes. Front middle is carved out inside and outlined with a gold spiral pattern painted on a black fringe. The arms are long and thin painted with a gold four-petaled flower in a black diamond-shape at the shoulders and wrists. Waist has black fringed belt painted with gold dots. Black base decorated with red and gold spiral design. Second piece (part b) is a long cylindrical wood piece with a rounded end painted pink with red around the rest and decorated with U-shapes of gold and black.

Round gong with two holes through which a cord is attached. Circular gold grooves radiate out from centre and cover black face of gong. Walls are black for top 1/3 and gold for bottom 2/3. Interior is predominantly black with circular gold grooves radiating out from centre.