Necklet of lacquered rattan, with pivoting front piece of 24 carat gold, fine silver and coloured lacquer: Japan, by Nakayama Aya, 1991

Sake cup of porcelain painted with design of wisteria, encased in rattan work: Arita, Japan, 1800 - 1860

Sake cup of porcelain painted encased in rattan work: Arita, Japan, 1800 - 1860

Sake cup of porcelain painted with design of wisteria, encased in rattan work: Arita, Japan, 1800 - 1860

Sake cup of porcelain painted with gourd and seals, encased in rattan work: Arita, Japan, 1800 - 1860

Sake cup of porcelain painted with roundels, encased in rattan work: Arita, Japan, 1800 - 1860

Hichiriki or reed pipe of cane bound with rattan, with seven front vents and two back vents, and a circular reed compressed at one end to form a double reed: Japan

Sake bottle of earthenware encased in fine rattan twill work: Japan, 1800 - 1860

Box and lid, circular; the lid-panel, mouth-rim and footring are of black lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay; the sides are of rattan cane basketry; the panel is decorated with figures in a garden; the mouth-rim and footring are inlaid with coins and petals; the base bears a mother-of-pearl plaque with "Da Ming Wanli": China, possibly Ming dynasty, Wanli reign, 17th century

Book box and lid, rectangular with black and red lacquered wooden frame, woven rattan sides, and metal mounts and clasps, tray inside: China, Ming Dynasty, 17th century AD

Churn for tea or butter, bamboo vessel with brass, rattan and iron bands, and carring cord, and with unattached cane churning stick: Tibet, late 19th century AD

Helmet with elliptical dome of coiled rattan, bamboo rim, and chinstrap of bear hide, worn by warriors: Assam, Abor

Fighting helmet of rattan: South East Asia, Malaysia, Borneo, Sabah, Padas River, late 19th century

Adze with handle of light brown hardwood and blade of tridacna shell bound on to stock with rattan lashing: Melanesian, Admiralty Islands

Hat or helmet and coat of woven fibre ornamented with shell discs, worn by a warrior during cermemonies before and after fighting, and at funerals of important men: Asia, South East Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Sa'dan Toraja, 20th century

Sword (mandau or parang ilang) with decorative fretwork and brass inlay on blade, and sheath adorned with carved bone and wood, coloured hair, fur, plaited rattan, red cloth and beadwork: Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Borneo, Sarawak, Dyak, mid 19th century