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A closing fan with twenty-six inner ribs of split bamboo varnished dark brown on the base of each side and two bamboo parent ribs of natural colour each set into a piece of dark rosewood through which passes a brass rivet. Abstract design painted in light brown on the parent ribs. One side of the fan is covered with light brown paper, unpainted. To the ring on the rivet, there is attached a knotted purple silk cord, 23 cm. long, on which there is threaded a carnelian carving of a monkey holding a peach (missing as of 2006). Below the monkey, there hangs a flat knotted tassel of purple silk bound with multi-coloured thread.
A closing fan with thirteen inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs. Covered with paper on both sides. One side is light blue while the other side is painted in an overall flora (?) design in light blue, dark blue, and white with silver at the top, and the bottom edges. Three Korean characters in black are on the inside of one parent rib. There is a braided grey cotton cord, 14 cm. long (double), strung through the rivet and knotted.
Tube (part a) from a natural node of bamboo, one end of which is closed while there is a small hole drilled on the side near the open end. At hole, split has formed. Parts b-h are arrows formed from solid bamboo lengths with the ends carved to points. Other end of each is split partially down the length and inserted into it, there is a folded diamond-shaped bamboo fibre piece held in place by fibre binding around the circumference at the top.
Light brown wood curved into a bow shape (part a) with thirty-five notches cut on one side. A grass strip is held and wound around slits at each end. Part b is a dark brown cylindrical stick.
Shiny black stone bead; square shaped with rounded edges and a central conical hole.
Round hat with a flat brim that curves down at the edge. The crown is raised and flat on top. Formed of layers of bamboo leaves, enclosed inside and outside by rattan in open hexagonal weave. Top of crown covered in light coloured rattan in a woven pattern. The brim is finished with a double rim of split bamboo, lashed on with woven rattan. Inside the crown is a square of pink paper. The hat is varnished on the outside.
A flat hat of straw in a circular twill weave of natural colour and varnished on the upper surface. Hat is disc shaped with a round hole in the centre, and finished with a bias band of blue cloth with diametrically opposed cloth loops. Outer circumference is finished with a double rim of split bamboo, affixed to the under surface of the hat with rattan. Two pieces of heavy blue cotton cloth, 15.5 cm. wide, machine stitched into fine pleats and joined with two red and two green strips of fine stitching.
A flat hat of twill-weave straw with natural yellow and yellow-green colours and varnished. Hat is disc shaped with a round hole in the centre and finished with a band of black cloth with two diametrically opposed black cloth loops. Outer circumference is finished with a double rim of split bamboo affixed to the upper side of the hat with split rattan. Two pieces of thin, black cotton, 18 cm. wide, finely pleated and joined together with loose stitches of red and green thread.
Mat needle with long narrow shaft, triangular cross section, and one pointed end. The pointed end widens briefly before narrowing to a point, creating a diamond shape. Large eye in opposite end is broken and edge of needle is also damaged at this end. Wood is a yellow brown colour.
Box raised on four legs (one reinforced with a wire dowel and glued). Sides top, and base formed by many vertical slates of wood with narrow open spaces between each slate. The lid opens (hinge effect) and has a loop for fastening.