Hand coiled pale orange clay pottery owl. Details are hand painted in brown and red on a beige slipped background. Stylized mesh-like feathers cover a squat body and the wide sloping tail and wings that appear to extend forward slightly. Fat conical ears appear large for the head, multi-lashed eyes are slightly pointed with small beady pupils, and a two-tone beak protrudes above a thickly outlined mouth with three whiskers at each corner.

Honey coloured wood paddle with narrow blade painted black with two red diagonal bands. Handle end thickens slightly and is carved like a scoop.

Wood paddle with identical painted design on each flaring blade side that includes a green eye, red teeth, black cross hatching, and a black tip. Handle end flattens and splits into two with horizontal cross bar.

Belt made of a band of beads strung together and sewn onto a rawhide backing. A connected repeating pattern in alternating red and blue on a white background is bordered with green. One end of the skin wraps around the centre of a small silver metal buckle, the other end narrows slightly and is rounded at tip.

An apron that is part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 a,b,c,e-f,g,h,i-j). The apron has a red fringe part way around it, as well as two blue-grey ties. It is embroidered with red, pink, yellow, off-white and purple-blue flowers on a black background.

A black silk vest that is part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 a,b,d,e-f,g,h,i-j). It has grey-blue trimming decorated with elaborate metal trim, circles, and buttons.

Belt that is part of a Cantonese opera costume with 1743/1 a,b,c,d,f,g. The belt is long and slightly convex belt with lower centre. It is heavily sequined and fastens together with strips of velcro over top of panel.

Long, tapered, lined panel that is part of a Cantonese opera costume with objects 1743/1 a,b,c,e,f,g. Panel is curved at bottom with smaller, similar shaped piece overlaid. Pieces are attached together to narrow band with loop at each end. Hangs from waist in front of skirt.

Collar that is part of a Cantonese opera costume with objects 1743 a,b,d,e,f,g. The collar is triangular and is attached to a narrow band, which comes down from shoulders to waist. Triangular part is worn at back. Overall design in sequins. The back is edged in a fringe of round and oblong beads. Six snaps.

Slightly gourd-shaped, orange clay owl has base and details hand painted in dark red and chocolate brown over a cream background. Body is slightly misshapen and whiskered loop beak is crooked, making it seem that head looks to one side. Irregular dabs of paint represent feathers and back of vertical wings are striped.