Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Weapons - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1221/20/1/13
Title:: A text in the form of a long paper scroll with images and text
Scope & Content:: An untitled text. A long woodblock printed roll containing numerous signs and symbols, The eight auspicious Tibetansymbols; images of Boddhisatvas, daggers, animals like snakes, birds rabbits dogs and horse; the sun and moon. Extent: One text in the form of a long thin paper scroll. Size and dim...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 10

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1221/20/2/3
Title:: A collection of ritual objects
Scope & Content:: A collection of small objects, two conches, a dagger with a broken blade, a vajra, and a tsa tas mould. Extent: A collection of six small objects. Size and dimensions of original material: various. Arrangement: Kept in the prayer room.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 2

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1221/21
Title:: Tenzin Chhoephel Collection
Scope & Content:: The household collection of Tenzin Chhoephel. A collection of ritual texts and artefacts. Custodial history: The older material has been handed down from father to son for at least four generations. Arrangement: All the material is stored in the prayer room (not seen) and was brought out to be me...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: 1800-2023
Extent:: 514

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1221/21/2/5
Title:: རྡོ་རྗེ་གྲི་གུག
Scope & Content:: A ritual knife with curved blade and with vajra attachments. A tantric ceremonial symbolic weapon, a tool of the gods. Iron, bronze and wood. Extent: One ritual knife. Size and dimensions of original material: 29 cm long 10 cm wide at its maximun. 3 cm deep. Condition of original material: Dark...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: Early 19th century
Extent:: 4

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1221/22
Title:: Onpo Tenzin Takpa Collection
Scope & Content:: The household collection of Onpo Tenzin Takpa. A collection of ritual texts and ritual artefacts. Custodial history: The older material has been handed down from father to son for at least four generations. Arrangement: All the material is stored in the prayer room (not seen) and was brought out...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: 1800-2023
Extent:: 479

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1221/22/2/2
Title:: རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ or རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་བ
Scope & Content:: A ceremonial dagger. A key tantric ritual instrument. Made from iron and brass with brown and yellow cloth attached. Extent: One ritual dagger. Size and dimensions of original material: 26.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm. Condition of original material: Good condition for its age. Custodial history: The older...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: Mid 19th century
Extent:: 3

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