Wooden shuttle. The shuttle's boat-style rectangular body has a large rectangular cutout, and an eye on one side. Each end of the body tapers to a slightly-upturned and dull point. Within the rectangular cutout, there is a wooden pin inserted through a bobbin, with the pin's tip inserted into a hole on one side, and the square end held in the notch.

Papermaking mould with a frame composed of four pieces of bamboo - two long pieces, each with two notches for the shorter pieces to be inserted into, creating a square. Each piece has been marked on the interior with a letter 'A' through 'D'. A mesh screen is strung into the middle with four ties along the long edge, and three along the short. The screen has folded and sewn edges, creating long pockets through which sticks are inserted giving the screen a frame. One stick is only partially inserted, leaving it overhanging from the screen.

Ink drawings on a folded paper. The main drawing is of a Hindu deity, with head shown in profile. Deity appears to be seated on a sing beneath a tree, with a peacock(?) perched to the right. The deity has four arms, and holds things in three of their hands. Their legs are bowed, with their feet held together beneath them. On the back, a small portrait and another sketch of a deity's head in black ink, and a sketch of a place in blue ink. The paper is folded in half, and then a small portion is folded over.

Small box (part a) of paper noshi awabi (stretched abalone) offerings. Each noshi consists of folded paper, white on one side and red on the other, with a strip of dried abalone down the centre. There are three bundles (parts b-d), and five loose offerings (parts e-i). The open box is covered in striped paper, with Japanese characters written across a short edge, and a small cutout on either side.

Round, burnished, black pot with a side by side double diamond design carved around the sides three times. Each diamond is composed of rows of smaller raised diamonds. The form is globular, with a flat circular base, and wide circular mouth. A round, woven basketry piece (part b) fits over the opening as a cover. The cover is woven in a coiled design.

Woven bodice (part a) with embroidered band across top. At centre, there is a white diamond, with the diamond shape radiating out from the centre in black and white sideways V's. Two black fabric shoulder straps are sewn on one end, and pinned in place by safety pins on the back. The upper section of the bodice fastens at the back with metal hook and clasps, leaving the bottom fabric open and drapey. The headband (part b) matches the embroidery on the bodice. It is composed of two pieces of fabric with bilaterally symmetrical designs, stitched together on one end, and attached by three small pieces of black elastic strap on the other. The interior is lined with black fabric. A typed label with the name "Deirdre Parkes" is stitched to the lining of the front, centre.

Stamp design, in dark blue, of Ganesh, printed on off-white paper. The elephant deity is depicted in profile, wearing a crown, holding things in three of his four hands, and sits with his feet together. He sits on a low platform with four feet. In the upper right corner is a small mouse. The paper has uneven edges.

Stamp design printed in dark brown of an image of Ganesh, on paper. The elephant deity is depicted in profile, wearing a crown, holding things in three of his four hands, and sits with his feet together on a low platform with four feet. In the upper right corner is a small mouse.

Joss paper hat-style offering. The folded red paper offering is open along the bottom edge, then folded and adhered shut on the top edge. There is a light pink with green imitation foil floral decoration, partially outlined with an orange ribbon at bottom centre. At top centre there is a copper-coloured imitation foil three-point decoration.

Joss paper offerings in the form of a shirt (part a) and pants (part b). The paper shirt has grey, off-white and orange florals on a wine-coloured background. The red with green and yellow streaks, grey dots and triangles paper open collar is adhered to the main shirt, and is outlined with shiny dark pink ribbon. The short paper pants have burgundy waffle-like spheres on an off-white background, with light blue-grey clouds, burgundy, and dark taupe dots and other shapes.