Cylindrical, dark brown-black wood handle that curves around at a forty degree angle to create a rounded head with a point at one end. The head is pineapple-shaped with a long spike. The head has six horizontal bands of multiple blunt conical protrusions. A long, conical point extends outward to the tip end. Radial grooves are around the neck. The handle is covered with a black and light-coloured woven sleeve. Black finish.

Thin, cylindrical, brown wood handle that has a disc-like finial at the end. Palm fibre is wound around the handle at the end and under the disc-like finial. Head is carved in a ten-pointed star-like shape with a round boss in the centre.

Model house on stilts with a door, a wooden plank floor, and a plain gable roof. Constructed from palm leaves folded over wooden sticks and secured with thin sticks woven through slits in the leaves, and these are secured over a wooden frame with twined plant fibre.

Basket (b) and lid (a) made from coiled palm leaf with dyed black palm leaf in a ring on the lid, and alternating with natural palm leaf near the rim of the base with a thick band of black woven palm leaf in warp and weft weaving interspersed with bands of palm leaves running vertically. Overall rounded shape.

Rounded, circular flaring, fibre woven container that has a bowl shape. Exterior has intricate white beadwork on cloth backing in geometric horizontal, concentric bands. Lower beadwork is 5.6 cm. deep. with 'extending' beads above, and a pattern of x's, zig zag, x's, x's, x's, and vertical lines at the centre. Upper beadwork is 2.5 cm. with a pattern of vertical pairs of lines with a light blue band underneath, x's, and 'dangling' beads below.

Pair of shoes and one tie. Leather sole, raised wooden heel (2" h.) painted green. Uppers: metallic thread and twisted cord braid appliqued 4 1/2" either side of toe, 1 1/4" deep, enclosing woven raffia applique. Colours: deep pink, gold, and black. Braid appliqued around top of uppers, and twisted and appliqued down centre of toe. Colours: pale green and beige. At heel: black cotton extension, appliqued 4 3/4" above uppers 4 3/4" w. All on black ground. Black cotton loop on either side, attached to uppers where extension joins. Cotton lining. Padded cotton insole. Separate red tie (part c). (Other tie is missing.)

Rectangular bag with two ends that fit together. Parts are secured with a twisted cord that runs through the inside of the bag and out the top and bottom. Dark brown woven X-shaped pattern work on beige background.

Three rectangular-shaped woven pieces with one piece (part a) fitting into the other piece (part b), and a lining (part c) that fits inside one piece (part a). The first piece (part a) is green with a white zigzag strip with sun-burst-shapes woven along the bottom. The second piece (part b) has a white, red, and yellow geometric design on a green background. The last piece (part c) is plain, and natural-coloured. General wear.

Book of St. Matthew written in Tamil. Pages are made of palm leaf with a hole through which string is threaded to wrap around the book. Nine pages have writing on both sides, one page has writing on one side and one outer page is blank.

Open weave basket with closely woven liner inside. Palm leaf strap attached to outer top rim.