Pair of knitted socks. Large socks are rounded at the toe, have a defined heel, long through the calf, with a slightly tighter band at top. Foot is white with encircling strips of patterning, including open blue squares on an orange background, and lines in green, pink, and blue. Leg of socks are...

Rosary beads. Stone beads strung on plastic fibre are green with veins of white, mainly square in shape with a few flat pieces intermixed. At bottom is a flat diamond made of the same stone, with a very small hole bored into bottom point to which is tied a white tassel.

Carved, lidded box. Dark brown thin and oblong box, with heads emerging at both ends serving as handles. Bottom portion of box (part a) has a thick base, with shallowly carved interior dish. Exterior is heavily carved with intricate faces and curved lines, with inset circles of iridescent shell f...

Robe is a vibrant pink, with long wide sleeves, and short water sleeves falling from each wrist. Collar stands upright, with lapel crossing over chest to tie at right side of torso under the arm. Decoration is thread embroidered flowers and foliage in dark green and blue embellished with transluc...

Robe and collar worn by statue of three-eyed Cantonese opera patron deity, Hwa Kwong. Statue dressed in this robe would have been displayed on an altar. White robe has long sleeves, the right cuffed at wrist, the left with a water sleeve. Right shoulder has an added panel. Neck is small and round...

Neck ornament. Twined plant fibre makes up the thick rope of the necklace, culminating at bottom in a small woven crocodile head with cowrie shells for eyes and an open mouth. Bright pigment colouring in black, red and orange. It is constructed around two curved tusks that emerge from the crocodi...

Pair of silver earrings. Done in filigree, earring shape consists of a circle at top holding at centre a round cubic zirconia stone surrounded by small pearls. Beneath circle sits a half-circle swag, from which swing nine thin triangle shapes. A thin hook sits at top of each earring, to insert in...

Knitted cap. Hat is round, brimless, with a tall crown. Above is a thick knitted ridge, and top is slightly rounded. Patterning on crown is three lines in black, top and bottom with a scrolled ‘x’ design, and middle with alternating ‘x’ and diamond shapes. Ridge is white, and top holds a white ci...

Pair of knitted socks. Large socks are rounded at the toe, have a defined heel, long through the calf, with a slightly tighter band at top. Toe is black, foot has encircling strips of patterning, including orange zig zags on a blue background, and green and dark pink lines. Leg of socks are done ...

Necklace. Many small handmade beads strung on a twisted cotton string. Each bead is similar in look with a tubular green-brown core encircled at centre by an attached white glass ring that has been flattened in several places to create indentations and points.