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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1221/10

51. EAP1221/10/2/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/10/2/9
Title:
གབ་རྩེ་་
Scope & Content:
An astrological thangka/ divination chart, used to calculate auspicious and inauspicious dates for an individual, depending on their day, month and year of birth. Made from handmade paper coated in a wheat paste gesso ground. Stored in a wooden tube with copper end pieces. Image shows zodiacal ye...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
4

52. EAP1221/10/2/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/10/2/10
Title:
རྡེའུ
Scope & Content:
A cloth pouch and assorted beans of three colours: black, white and red-brown. The beans are used with the astrological thangka, a counting tool to assist with divination. Extent: One pouch and numerous beans. Size and dimensions of original material: Pouch is 15 cm x 7 cm.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
1

53. EAP1221/10/2/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/10/2/11
Title:
རི་མོ་
Scope & Content:
An unidentified offering deity drawing on hand made paper, folded into three sections. Images of unidentified goddesses. Extent: One drawing. Size and dimensions of original material: 10 x 16 cm folding to 20 x 5.5 cm.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
2

54. EAP1221/10/2/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/10/2/12
Title:
དཔར་ཤིང་
Scope & Content:
A wooden dough mould, carved with numerous figures and symbols: human and humanoid figures, astrological trigrams and symbols, nagas. The figures and symbols are pressed into ritual dough offerimgs (torma) during tantric ceremonies. Extent: One wooden dough mould. Size and dimensions of original...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
37