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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Subject Folklore Material Type Artefacts

1. EAP1016/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/1/1
Title:
Objects [Early 18th century]
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: Thirteen Objects. This Series contains the following 13 Files: EAP1016/1/1/1: A conch [Early 18th century] EAP1016/1/1/2: A dagger [Early 18th century] EAP1016/1/1/3: A bronze mirror [Early 18th century] EAP1016/1/1/4: A copper box [Early 18th century] EA...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
54 TIFF images

2. EAP1016/1/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/1/1/2
Title:
A dagger [Early 18th century]
Scope & Content:
A dagger. Dorje Phurpa རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ་ (Wylie rdo rje phur pa) Three faced dagger, made from bronze and iron, 21.5 cm long. An object commonly used in tantric ritual performances. The main section of the handle is in the form of a dorje (skt vajra) with a mythological creature (a makara) at the j...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
9 TIFF images

3. EAP1221/8/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/8/2/1
Title:
དཔར་ཤིང་
Scope & Content:
A wooden dough mould (Tib. དཔར་ཤིང་ Wylie. dpar shing, sometimes called Zan Par, though this term seems not to be used in Spiti). These moulds are used to make impressions of figures and symbols into dough offerings used in tantric rituals. The spectrum of carvings on these dough moulds include h...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
16

4. EAP1221/21/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/21/2/2
Title:
Two horns
Scope & Content:
Two animal horns. According to the owner, these are the horns of mythical creatures. Both coming from the realm of the nagas and originally from Tibet. Two rare and special objects, used for rituals and blessings. The twisted black horn, covered in leather, the horn of a "water horse" (water unic...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Early 19th century
Extent:
12