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Project / Collection Texts, paintings and other material belonging to the Buchen of Pin Valley, India Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP749/5 Language Not applicable

1. EAP749/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/5/1
Title:
Cloth scroll painting (thangkas)
Scope & Content:
Traditional cloth scroll paintings (thangkas). Buchen thangkas are primarily narrative, visually telling / illustrating key scenes from edifying stories of saints and Deloks. Two thangkas
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
53 Tiff files

2. EAP749/5/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/5/1/1
Title:
Common Title Nangsa Od''bum a narrative thangka illustrating the story of Nangsa Od''bum Early 19th century
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
34 Tiff files

3. EAP749/5/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/5/1/2
Title:
Common Title Padma Odbar (?): a narrative thangka illustrating the story of Padma Odbar Early 19th century
Scope & Content:
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....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
19 Tiff files

4. EAP749/5/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/5/2
Title:
Objects
Scope & Content:
Performance related ritual objects, musical instruments, statues and elements of Buchen costumes. Six objects
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
21 Tiff files

5. EAP749/5/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/5/2/1
Title:
Iron pointer: Chak Dhar (Wylie lcags mda'') ལྕགས་མདའ Mid 19th century
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
2 Tiff files

6. EAP749/5/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/5/2/2
Title:
Conch / (Dharma) conch: Chö dun (Wylie chos dung) ཆོས་དུང Mid 19th century
Scope & Content:
A plain undecorated conch shell. 135mm long threaded with dark red cotton cloth Another conch, 160mm long undecorated and slightly damaged. One Conch The material is owned by Tsering Paljor and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
3 Tiff files

7. EAP749/5/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/5/2/3
Title:
Cymbals: Bubchel (Wylie sbubs ’chal) སྦུབས་འཆལ Mid 19th century
Scope & Content:
A pair of brass cymbals, approx 215 mm wide with simple cloth handles. Two cymbals The material is owned by Tsering Paljor and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house. The t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
2 Tiff files

8. EAP749/5/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/5/2/4
Title:
Wooden Box: Tengam (Wylie rten sgam) རྟེན་སྒམ Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
An old very plain wooden box with brass lock. 390 x 420 x 280 mm. One Wooden Box The material is owned by Tsering Paljor and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house. The tea...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
2 Tiff files

9. EAP749/5/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/5/2/5
Title:
Wooden Printing Block. Shing par (Wylie shing dpar) ཤིང་དཔར Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
Approx size. 8 x 30 cm. Approximate Age 70-80 years. Carved with images of male and female demons, both with iron chains around their legs. Some mantras in Tibetan lettering. These carved wooden blocks are printed with soot and water on to paper or cloth. The image from this block is widely used...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
6 Tiff files

10. EAP749/5/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/5/2/6
Title:
Piang/Piwang Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
A piwang (three string horse headed fiddle) with strings and bridge missing. Carved from a single piece of wood with leather sounding board. Good condition, 640 mm long. One Piang The material is owned by Tsering Paljor and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
6 Tiff files

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