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Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have thirty-eight teeth while the shorter sides have sixteen teeth. Bands of single black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorate both ends of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along within these interwoven bands at both ends.
Ceremonial fool dancer sword. Painted on both sides with long, flat, upward and backward curving fin-like projection, a rounded angular head, and a handle that is square in cross section. The black eyes are circle in circle surrounded by a tapering oval and a green area with black brows above. The nostrils are red. The open black mouth shows ten red upper teeth. The fin-like projection has an inverted red u form that has a vertical white ovoid within and white space in between, an inverted white and red u form, a horizontal white outlined red ovoid, and a black split u with white space in between at the tip.
Leather sheath (part a) with thick belt and thin strap. Belt band is decorated with white beads. Long plain blade (part b) with central ridge and blackened handle that tapers to a point.
Long sword with handle that has an engraved plant motif pattern on each side. Sides of handle protrude slightly with scalloped points to create an overall T-shaped handle. End of handle is in the shape of a lobed finial and once had an inset panel on the end. The blade is long and flares slightly upwards.
A metal blade and handle. The blade curves upward with a flat edge and is pierced with five quadrangles at the middle and four lines parallel to the curved flat edge end of the blade. In the middle of the concave curve of the blade there is a flat arch protrusion which is also pieced in the middle. The design on both sides of the blade consists of grooved crescents patterning around the piercings, and along the edges. The handle consists of a figure with a narrow head that has hair curls, bulging eyes, three diagonal grooved marks on each cheek, and a protruding mouth, and chin. The figure's left arm is holding a weapon that has an arrow point. The body of the figure has a robe which flares out downward and has an grooved pattern of rectangles. There is a small grip for the handle in between the figure and the blade. Cire-perdue method of casting.
Sword (part a), possibly with steel blade? Scabbard (part b), possibly made of iron? Hilt has a wooden grip, and pommel is possibly made of brass? Cross curls down to a finial on one side and has a perpendicular loop on the other; appears to have a groove for a backstrap or handle but none is present; a knob on side of pommel acts as a release for backstrap or handle when present. Blade has wide, flat back; back and edge are both straight; false edge on back near spear point. Scabbard is of solid iron and tapers to a small knob at the point. A loop is on one side near the open end. Numbers are stamped into finial, cross, and scabbard; initials are engraved into cross.
Cantonese opera prop. Part a is the sword and part b is the sheath or sword covering. There is a scalloped wooden piece attached to the side of the sheath that has two holes in it near each end. A large wooden bead is attached to a beige coloured fibre cord. The cord is strung through the two holes near one end and is secured with knots. The sheath and sword handle are red and are decorated with gold coloured scrolled and dotted designs.
Long brown-coloured sword. The top of the handle (part a) has sculptural triangular-shaped curves and below, there is a scalloped metal band, a band of braided copper(?) wiring, and a smaller metal band engraved with dots and triangular designs. The handle attaches to an incised metal blade that inserts into the sheath or covering of the sword (part b). The sheath opening has a large wooden piece that curves upwards and tapers at both ends. There is a metal band with two rivets, and a long wooden piece that curves slightly at the end. The wooden sheath is wrapped in two bands of copper wiring near the bottom portion of the sheath.
Long metal sword (part a) with decorative leather casing (part b). End of sword handle is metal-tipped, has series of red coloured scalloped edges and ends with a green scalloped piece that holds the blade. Beyond the green piece is the sword sheath or casing. Body of casing is shaped by a series of six thin-edged knobs that are spaced with three narrow areas and are decorated with two large centralized shield-like knobs on either side of the sword. Each are decorated with interwoven geometric designs made of black, light-yellow and dark red grasses(?). Attached to the two large central knobs are two brown toggles with two strands of looped black cording. Hanging downwards from the central knobs are two long and wide overlapping leather flaps with spaghetti-thin pieces of leather. The long flaps are decorated with intricately cut and dyed geometric designs, as is the tapered, oval-shaped tip of the swords' sheath.
Long metal sword made from linked coins and secured with red and yellow fibre. Top of sword has a metal rod protruding from its end and is connected to a short row of stacked coins. Above the row of stacked coins is a coiled piece of fibre with two extending strands. A larger rectangular-shaped composition of coins follows and is linked to a long line of double-sided single overlapping coins. Five coins are attached to the tip of the piece with orange coloured wire.