Ulu type knife with a triangular blade. Blade has a curved bottom edge and is attached to a short metal shaft which pierces a rectangular bone handle. On the top of the bone, the shaft splits and folds to either side. The bone is rounded on the top, flat on the bottom, with a single short line ca...

Model kayak. A small wooden figure sits inside the cockpit, clothed in a blue parka with hood. The face is carved wood and wooden arms are outstretched to the front. A seal float carved of wood sits in front of the figure. A harpoon of wood and ivory (?) is attached to the kayak on his left, with...

Model kayak. A small wooden figure sits inside the cockpit, clothed in a light tan parka with hood. The face is carved wood and wooden arms are outstretched to the front. A harpoon of wood and ivory (?) is attached to the kayak on his left. The kayak itself is made of wood and covered with a dark...

Model kayak. A small wooden figure (part b) sits inside the cockpit, clothed in a light tan parka with hood. The face is carved wood and wooden arms are outstretched to the front. A wooden float sits in front of the figure while a harpoon of wood and ivory (?) is attached to the kayak on his righ...

Cantonese opera gong beater. Small wooden beater is long and rectangular, tapering at the bottom with a blunt tip. A hole is bored at the top of the beater and has a metallic gold elasticized string through it. Three similar Chinese characters are written on the upper half of each side of beater,...

Small brass gong is roughly rounded, flat on front with edges curved around to back to form a bowl shape. Edges are rough. Surface undulates slightly with a swirling pattern in the metal at centre. Colour is mottled gold and brown. Red and black Chinese characters are visible on the back.

Small brass gong is roughly rounded, flat on front with edges curved around to back to form a bowl shape. Edges are rough. Surface is mottled gold, brown and black with spots of green corrosion on the front. Red Chinese characters are visible on the back. Surface undulates slightly.

Cantonese opera tiger costume, to be worn with mask, 2967/52. Costume is a cotton jumpsuit, open at the front to the waist with gold-toned metal button closure. Legs are wide, and the crotch is dropped with a hole in the back possibly for attaching a tail. Patterns have been stenciled onto the he...

Cantonese opera tiger mask, to be worn with costume 2967/53. Mask has a bamboo under-structure, covered with coarse burlap and topped by yellow hemp. The mask covers the wearer’s face and head and has a long flap down the back to cover the neck. Several long strings connect the neck flap to the m...

Small sliver plated make-up box. Top has a fold up mirror, and connects when closed to the front with a decorative latch. Box holds two long thin drawers, the top of which (part b) comes out, and the bottom is stuck in place. Each has two leaf-shaped hanging handles on the front. Hanging bar hand...