The mask of Drukpah Kunley. One Mask The material is owned by Meme Tsewang / Chhewang Namgyal and has been handed down through several generations of Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house.
A small water sterilising tablet box containing yellow silk mintse cloth and needles, used in the stone breaking ceremony where the cloth will be pinned to the shoulders of the meme Buchen 60 mm square. Cloth 430 x 385mm. One Needle Box and cloth The material is owned by Meme Tsewang / Chhewang...
Rosary: Trengwa (Wylie phreng ba) ཕྲེང་བ Late 20th century
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One simple modern rosary embelished with coral and turquoise, silver and red threads 900mm. One Rosary The material is owned by Meme Tsewang / Chhewang Namgyal and has been handed down through several generations of Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of th...
Meme Chhewang Namgyal in full costume. Front and back view. One full Buchen costume The material is owned by Meme Tsewang / Chhewang Namgyal and has been handed down through several generations of Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house.
Traditional cloth scroll paintings (thangkas). Buchen thangkas are primarily narrative, visually telling / illustrating key scenes from edifying stories of saints and Deloks. Two thangkas
Common Title Nangsa Od''bum a narrative thangka illustrating the story of Nangsa Od''bum Early 19th century
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Image (Melong) size 770 x 485 mm. Full mounted size 1280 x 610mm. Age, perhaps 150 years old. Date suggested by the owner. A narrative thangka of Nangsa Od’bum with green Tara figure in the centre. Condition excellent for a a Buchen thangka of its age. It has not been used heavily and is no long...
Common Title Padma Odbar (?): a narrative thangka illustrating the story of Padma Odbar Early 19th century
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Age, perhaps 100 years old. Thangka 1140 x 640 mm overall. Melong (image size) 940 x 580 (vertical measurement very imprecise as condition very poor). The thangka is made from hand made paper rather than cloth and has not survived the process of being repeatedly rolled up and unfurled very well....
Iron pointer: Chak Dhar (Wylie lcags mda'') ལྕགས་མདའ Mid 19th century
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Twisted iron pointer with plain wooden handle and piece of knotted katak attached. 720 mm long including a wooden handle 100 mm long. One iron pointer The material is owned by Tsering Paljor and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. All the material...
