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Meme Chettan Dorje in full costume. Front and back view. One full Buchen costume The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje 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. Thi...
A thangka (cloth scroll painting) of the protector deitiy Tamdrin. Size 550 x 330 mm. Melong size 435 x 260 mm. One thangka The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are ke...
Statue: Kunda (Wylie sku ’dra) སྐུ་འདྲ Approx 1850
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Statue of Tangtong Gyalpo. Size 250mm high. Face silver with mouth and eyes painted red. Back of the head is brass. Covered with golden silk cloth, semi precious stones, turquoise and coral, five rupee banknotes and a rosette with a photo of a Dudjom Rinpoche a major nyingma rinpoche. One statue...
Statue: Kunda (Wylie sku ’dra) སྐུ་འདྲ Approx 1850
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Statue of Tangtong Gyalpo. Size 270mm high. Hand made from clay. Face and body painted. Covered in golden silk cloth, one five rupee banknote, pearl necklace garlands of artificial flowers, gold tinsel and beads. Seated on a lotus throne, holding iron chain links in one hand and a long life vase...
An unmade-up woollen Buchen hat, lined with silk. With thread attachments. Streamers are strips of silk of many colours, green, yellow, red and pink. One Buchen Hat The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen...
A thangka (cloth scroll painting) illustrating the story of Pema Odbar. Size 1110 x 640mm. Melong size 780 x 500mm. One thangka The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive ar...
Ear ornaments: Pendap (Wylie pad ’dab) པད་འདབ Approx 1850
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One pair of silver pendap originally decorated with six turquoise stones (central turquoise missing on both). Woven thread and copper hooks to attach to the ears. 70mm diameter. The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje and has been handed down from father to son through several generations ...