Handmade beige leather purse with lizard scale pattern on front and back. Purse is rectangular, has an adjustable shoulder strap, and a rounded flap with a front loop closure. Sides and bottom have lines and X’s embossed along them. Edges of purse are stitched together with plain leather. Interio...

Punch puppet. Hand puppet of the Punch character (part a) and his slapstick (part b), from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head, hands and legs carved from wood. Head and hands painted beige. Character has protruding chin and long, hooked nose. Nose, cheeks and chin are rosy. Lips are red and eyes l...

Pendant composed of a square metal plate with three attached ornaments beneath, and a loop at both top corners. Plate has a band of filigree around the edge. Within the inner square, is an X-design with circular brown-red jewel inset at centre, and small flowers at the end of each arm. Three char...

Necklace composed of a length of ribbon with metal ornaments sewn across the ribbon's centre with lavender and light pink thread. The ribbon is off-white with a wide band of yellow down the centre, and two smaller bands of alternating red and light blue squares on either side. Across the ribbon, ...

Iridescent purple damask skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide pink cotton waistband with two loops. The purple damask is woven containing a cloud motif and the Eight Immortal symbols. On the edges of the skirt is a black border with a second border of floral motif on cream g...

Long rectangular table runner with hand-embroidered maroon designs with navy blue, dark green and off-white details. The textile is divided into two mirrored sections by a 6 cm off-white band at the centre. On each side is a large square with concentric diamonds and geometric patterns within, bor...

Dark brown, round clay pot with twin heads on top. Pot is glazed. The two heads have circular earrings and tall, brimmed headdresses that act as spouts for the pot. The heads are connected by the edges of their headdresses and at their ears. A third, smaller spout is behind the heads, in the cent...

Embroidered square textile composed of two layers of fabric, light grey-green and off-white. Hand-embroidered designs decorate the grey-green face. The overall design is concentric squares. Every second square is similar with a background colour and small repeating design in another colour. The o...

Small carved ivory shrine (zushi). Inside the small hinged doors sits a carved amitabha Buddha. The outer edges of the shrine are completely covered in carved designs; the exterior and the interior surfaces of the rectangular hinged doors are covered in carved Buddhist scenes. The background wall...

Simple stone carving of a kneeling figure with her hands held together in front of the body. The body is quite large in comparison to the figure's head. The hair is parted and braided in two braids that extend down the back of the neck.