Small, gourd mate container with stainless steel decoration. Container is dark brown and spherical in shape. It has a raised, rounded lip with braided trim. Plain border around the container opening. Six vertical bands protrude downward from the border, hooking onto an undecorated ring below the container body. Three of the bands extend into curved legs. Lip, trim, border, bands and ring are all made of stainless steel. Interior of container is rough, covered in dried pith.

Small, gourd mate container. Container exterior is covered in orange-brown leather, stitched together along the back side. It is oval-shaped and has a raised, rounded lip made of stainless steel. The lip slopes into a plain border, that extends slightly outward from the container. Leather is pinched in three places, along the base, to form triangular legs. Interior of container is rough, covered in dried pith.

Small, gourd mate container with stainless steel decoration. Container is bright red-orange and spherical in shape. It has a raised, rounded lip, that slopes into a curved border. Deeply incised line between lip and border. Gourd base is covered in stainless steel, and has a flat, raised foot. Interior of container is rough, covered in dried pith.

Short, stainless steel straw (bombilla) for mate. It has a flat rectangle-like top, that tapers downward slightly. Bottom edge of top is bordered with a raised band, with various shapes impressed into it. Impressions give band a rough appearance. Beyond band is an undecorated stem, that is bent at an angle towards the top. Bottom of straw is capped with a corkscrew-like attachment, allowing mate to enter stem. Corkscrew has a flat, sealed base.

Giant squid sculpture made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets ("ghost nets"), plastic twine, mild steel, and galvanized wire. The figure has a partial metal frame inside. The squid has a long mantle made of net and coiled plastic, six white arms with coiled red suction cups, and two longer feeding tentacles with blue netting on the diamond-shaped tips. It has two giant circular eyes on either side of its head, a round open mouth with black beak, a multi-coloured fringe-like collar, and two long fins made of black and gold net with white coil decorations.

Large sea turtle figure made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets ("ghost nets"), plastic twine and rope. Figure has a partial metal frame inside.

Cantonese Opera costume chest made of wood and metal. The outer wooden surface is painted red; the inside wood is stained dark brown. The centre of the front panel has a painted white circle with the number 12 above it. The lid, front latch and side handles are metal, as are all the corner/edge supports and lashing rings etc. The front base has a horizontal wooden board with two square holes in it (likely for carrying poles). The back is missing its corresponding board. Inside is a metal ring with a wide bright orange ribbon tied to it. Interior wooden supports (one at each side) near the top suggest a missing shelf or drawer.

Original CatalogNotes & References: OVAL BASE FROM POSSIBLE INK WELLDates Range: CA 1880-1920Mark/Pattern: Modern (less than 50 years old):

Two harpoon like fish arrows. 1: with steel head and 2: with bone head. Probably from the Arctic; Good