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A small thin rectangular metal box (part a) covered with red lacquer. Lid (part b) has carved dragon in flight. The sides of box (part a) have travellers in a boat and scholars in the garden. All in high relief in red lacquer.
Snuff box with an elongated oval shape, and a hinged lid. The box is decorated in bas-relief with the letters A to G under which are stamped varying symbols. The left-hand side is stamped with the names of the months.
A woman's sash is constructed in three panels: a long embroidered central panel with two woven and beaded end panels. The centre panel of off-white linen fabric is embroidered on each edge in black, rust-red, and dark red diamond- shaped geometric designs in cross-stitch, satin stitch, and chain stitch with brass sequins incorporated into the design. The end panels of orange, dark red, metallic silver, and gold tapestry weave are trimmed with clear and coloured glass beads, metallic gold braid, and silver rickrack. Rust-red and dark red fringes trimmed with glass beads and beads made of brass tubing are added at each end.
A woman's heavily ornamented apron. Has a central panel of orange, gold, dark red, and black tapestry weave in a diamond pattern. The sides and bottom are appliqued with metallic gold, silver ribbon, silver braid, and silver rickrack, brass beads, multi-coloured metal sequins, beads made of brass tubing and red- orange fringe. A bottom panel, which is wider than the main body of the apron, is consisting of three rows of thick fringe in orange, red-orange, and black, brass beads, and tubing, of which, this section is backed with burlap. The top of the apron is trimmed with a thick braid of black wool. This garment is very heavy and stiff.
Dark brown rectangular wooden tinderbox with a flint bag, brass tray. metal tool, and two fringed, woven black bags attached to it via a braided blue cord affixed to the lid (part a). Part b is a small red-orange rock. Part c is a thin wooden pipe with a brass mouthpiece and bowl attached at opposite ends.
Long cream vest with embroidery, fringe and beads. The vest has centre opening with no fasteners. The vest is close-fitting to the waist, then flares by means of triangular inserts in the side seams. The lower front pieces overlap at the centre and the bottom corners are fastened up. There is a small pocket concealed in the lower right front seam. The large embroidery panels are hand sewn and cover the neck, upper front, sides and bottom hem. The panels have a geometric design in red-orange, black and off-white, metal beads and fringe. The inside is unlined.
Figures and houses with landscape background. Carved in intaglio. Natural light coloured wood. Key.
Curved, tubular horn decorated with an intricately carved dragon's head in relief at one end. Band of design in relief at spout and at middle. Mouthpiece at other end. Eyelet under dragon's chin.
Thunderbolt symbol with dragon-like heads in the shape of two inverted crowns attached by a central flattened globe.
A snuff bottle (part a) that has a flattened circular shape with masses of dot-like patterns in ivory on a transparent beige agate background. There is a stopper (part b) made of orange coral encased in brass. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval within slight arches that have square ends, and has four legs.