Cantonese opera prop representing a staff. Long, straight wooden stick with two notches carved near the top; stick is painted brown-red with a green top.

Tall, cylindrical basket of woven bamboo.

Cantonese opera prop. Large curved, scimitar-like blade with two points. Sword is thick and does not taper towards either end. Handle is wound in green twine and a red string with coloured tassels.

Cantonese Opera prop. Rectangular red piece of wood.

Cantonese opera prop representing a bow. Long, flat, painted bamboo. One end has a rounded point, the other end has a squared-off point. The squared-off point has an incised section near its tip. The bow is painted with vertical stripes of dark red, black, white, and dark yellow.

Cantonese Opera prop. Flat, rectangular piece of wood painted red around the edge. The centre of the block--delineated by a deep carved line--is pained black, with on small red rectangle.

Cantonese opera prop representing a bow. A long curved piece of wood painted black on one side and stripes of red, black and white on the other.

Cantonese opera prop representing handcuffs. Rectangular piece of brown wood with two circular holes cut through it.

Cantonese opera prop. Spear with a cylindrical wooden shaft that has been wrapped in off-white fabric tape and has a silver, decorative wooden finial. Grey hair has been attached around the shaft at the base of the finial and tied with orange cord.

Cantonese opera prop. Cylindrical, black and red vertical container with a circular cavity.