Old wooden kogpo, made in Kinnaur, 810 mm. One Kogpo The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tenzing and has been handed down through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house. This was not seen: materials were brought out into...
Tod and cotton and silk streamers Hat is 195mm wide. One Buchen Hat The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tenzing and has been handed down through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house. This was not seen: materials were b...
Damaru and multicolored cloth attachments. 120 x 113mm. One Damaru The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tenzing and has been handed down through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house. This was not seen: materials were br...
Meme Gatuk Tenzing in full costume. Front and back view. One full Buchen costume The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tenzing and has been handed down through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house. This was not seen: mat...
Statue: Kunda (Wylie sku ’dra) སྐུ་འདྲ Late nineteenth /early twentieth century
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An old wooden statue of Tangtong Gyalpo. Tangtong Gyalpo’s face and body has been recently repainted golden, his hair black. The statue was cleaned and painted in bright colours prior to the 1996 Kalachakra initiation at Tabo monastery. The statue was blessed and consecrated by His Holiness the ...
Conch / (Dharma) conch: Chö dun (Wylie chos dung) ཆོས་དུང Late nineteenth /early twentieth century
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A decorated conch shell, engraved with lines and a flower motif. 150mm long with a slightly damaged tip. One Conch The material is owned by Jigmed Thakpa and has been handed down through several generations. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house.
Wooden Box: Tengam (Wylie rten sgam) རྟེན་སྒམ Late nineteenth /early twentieth century
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An old wooden box. This is a very unusual Tengam. Much larger than any other Buchen boxes I have seen, though similar in size to a Tengam in an astrologer household in Tabo. Perhaps it is not a Buchen Tengham as most Buchen tengam are smaller and clearly designed to be carried on the back whilst...
