Very heavy, cast bronze drum. The round drum head has a 14-pointed star at the centre, with many bands of dots, swirls and linear designs, and three larger bands with various birds, animals and humans. The sides are also decorated with many bands of designs except for the lower base, which is plain. There are four large handles attached to the sides. The inside is hollow. The metal appears to have a bronze coloured paint applied over the entire outer surface.

Short jacket. Black cotton garment is open at front with a collar of red and blue stripes. Sleeves are long and made in Hmong style with layered bands of red, yellow and blue applique, interspersed by panels of embroidery and patterned fabric. A collar flap hangs partially down the back, with embroidered tan squares and black circles on a red background.

Long coat. Denim cotton garment reaches the lower leg at hem with long slits at each side. It has long sleeves, open at the front, and an embroidered collar in dark brown and tan which is edged with a line of beading and tiny pink pompoms. Edges of bottom hem, side slits, wrists, and front opening are lined in what appears to be red silk? Garment is heavily embroidered on back, from waist to hem, in tan and dark red, bordered by layered bands of red applique. A rectangle of similar embroidery is sewn to the centre back of the coat. Long pink tassels attached to the collar and passing in front of the square have transferred their colour onto it.

Long coat. Denim cotton garment has long sleeves, is open at the front, with an embroidered collar in purple and tan which is edged with a line of beading and tiny pompoms in pink and blue. Forearms are constructed of a different material in a dark blue. Edges of bottom hem, side slits and front opening are lined in red silk (?). Back of coat has Hmong style embroidery in green, purple and tan in repeating square and zigzag motifs bordered by layered bands of red applique. A rectangle of similar embroidery is sewn to the centre back of the coat.

Short jacket with long sleeves. Exterior is black cotton with wide stripes of star motif embroidery on upper arms and wrists, edged by red and cobalt blue cotton stripes. The same stripes edge the open front seams. A rectangular flap hangs down the back, attached at neck. Dense embroidery in black, white and light yellow ‘X’ shapes cover the surface. The interior of the jacket and bottom hem are lined with dark blue denim.

Embroidered cloth. Square cloth made of denim and edged in red and tan coloured cotton. The denim is embroidered with multi-point star designs in orange, dark red and white, with touches of green. Several tassels in similar colours hang from one corner of the cloth. Each tassel topped with a number of small plastic breads. An adjacent corner holds a similar long thin tassel.

Long coat. Long-sleeved, soft cotton garment. Open front, reaching the lower leg at hem, and with long slits at each side. Red piping lines the edges of cuffs, slits, hem and front opening. A narrow panel of embroidery surrounds collar with short pink tassels and multicoloured plastic beads along its inside edge. At back, a group of pink tassels falls from the collar to the shoulders. Garment heavily embroidered on back from waist to hem in tan, blue and pink. A rectangle of pink embroidery decorates the back between the shoulders.

Embroidered bag. Fabric pouch is square, made of two cloth panels sewn together, one at middle and one that creates both end pieces and extends into a wide, looped handle. Body of bag is heavily embroidered with horizontal lines of colourful crosses interspersed with small triangles. Interior is lined with brown fabric.

Jacket, or sweater, made of dark blue cotton. Garment has a round neckline and is short in the torso, with long sleeves. Stomach area has dense embroidery showing lines of triangles in red, white, orange and green. Chest has several vertical lines in the same colours, and is embellished with X-shapes made of light grey seeds. Wrist cuffs are embroidered. Back and front of garment are identical.

Embroidered rectangular bag with long handle. Bag is made of several long strips of cloth sewn together vertically; one side is heavily embroidered with black linear designs surrounded by red and gold decoration, and the other is a printed maze-like motif. Bag’s handle is a thin piece of grey-green cotton hemmed with black thread, sewn to the top corners of the bag. Interior is lined partway down one side with light denim.