Cylindrical paper lantern with a black lacquered wooden frame. Shade slides to adjust for desired lighting.

Plain, red, lacquered square tray with four bracket feet on the bottom.

Curved, wooden dustpan-like object with a sharply angled, carved loop handle on the back.

Wooden model mortar (part a) and pestle (part b) used for husking and polishing rice.

Two hardwood blocks. The upper block pivots on the lower one as it is rotated. Rice is poured in at the top of the upper block.

Geta sandals with softwood soles, black velvet straps, tin strap fasteners, and stamped metal knot covers. The underside of the right sandal (part b) bears a stamped paper label.

Model canoe (a) with a miniature bailer, a seat that has come loose (b), and a thwart with mast hole (c).

Working wooden model of the older type of loom, the gii-bata. The loom is set up for use, strung with black and white thread in alternating stripes. Entire loom is mounted on a rectangular plywood base.

Single skin or half drum (shagu or shade), bell shaped. Skin stretched over hole at centre top (approx. 3 cm), and the whole wooden form. Held in place by double row of hand wrought nails and iron rim. Characters, orange, green, and white, on skin. Black characters on base.

Double skin drum; wooden cylinder (hollow) with skin head stretched over top and bottom; nailed in place with hand wrought nails. Wooden portion: yellow characters (3) on green ground. Skin heads; one plain, one has six worn characters, red on yellow ground, green nails. Screw eyes inserted, one on either side in wooden portion.