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241. EAP749/10/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/10/3/1
Title:
Meme Buchen in full Costume
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
5 Tiff files

242. EAP749/12/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/12/1
Title:
Objects
Scope & Content:
Performance related ritual objects, musical instruments, statues and elements of Buchen costumes. Three objects
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
17 Tiff files

243. EAP749/12/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/12/1/1
Title:
Statue: Kunda (Wylie sku ’dra) སྐུ་འདྲ Late nineteenth /early twentieth century
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
6 Tiff files

244. EAP749/12/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/12/1/2
Title:
Conch / (Dharma) conch: Chö dun (Wylie chos dung) ཆོས་དུང Late nineteenth /early twentieth century
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
9 Tiff files

245. EAP749/12/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/12/1/3
Title:
Wooden Box: Tengam (Wylie rten sgam) རྟེན་སྒམ Late nineteenth /early twentieth century
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
2 Tiff files

246. EAP749/14/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/14/1
Title:
Objects
Scope & Content:
Performance related ritual objects, musical instruments, statues and elements of Buchen costumes. Two objects
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
8 Tiff files

247. EAP749/14/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/14/1/1
Title:
Statue: Kunda (Wylie sku ’dra) སྐུ་འདྲ Mid 20th century
Scope & Content:
A 210 mm high silver statue of Tangtong Gyalpo on a brass lotus throne. The statue is (unusually) not wrapped in cloth or kataks but decorated only with a folded five rupee note. It has quite elaborate engraved detail including folds of silver clothing and he is holding green-jewelled long life ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid 20th century
Extent:
7 Tiff files

248. EAP749/14/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/14/1/2
Title:
Prayer wheel: Mane Lhakor (Wylie maNi lag bskor) མ་ཎི་ལག་བསྐོར Late Nineteenth / Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
A very simple and long 580 mm prayer wheel with 50 mm high, 100 mmm wide silver box simply engraved with mantras and long dark wooden handle topped with silver. Iron stroker, no bell or "hook". One Prayer wheel The material is owned by Chherring (Tsering) Angchuk and has been handed down from f...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
1 Tiff file

249. EAP749/15/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/15/2
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. One thangka
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
16 Tiff files

250. EAP749/15/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/15/2/1
Title:
Common Title Drimet Kunden: a narrative thangka illustrating the story of Drimet Kunden Late 19th century
Scope & Content:
Image (Melong) size 740 x 640 mm. Full mounted size 950 x 640 mm (no overall cloth mounting - just top and bottom). Age, perhaps 150 years old. Date suggested by the owner. Well used object with staining, fading and some holes and tears to the cloth. One Thangka The material is owned by Meme Ts...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
16 Tiff files

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