Search

Language Tibetan Material Type Artefacts

71. EAP1221/20/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/20/2/1
Title:
ཐོད་པ་ or ཀ་པ་ལི
Scope & Content:
A human skull cup or ka pa la. An object commonly used in tantric rituals. Extent: One skull cup. Size and dimensions of original material: 15.5 x 13 x 6 cm. Arrangement: Kept in the prayer room.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
2

72. EAP1221/20/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/20/2/2
Title:
Brass metal stands
Scope & Content:
Two brass stands for the human skull cup. Extent: Brass stands. Size and dimensions of original material: 13 x 8 cm. Arrangement: Kept in the prayer room.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
2

73. EAP1221/20/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/20/2/3
Title:
A collection of ritual objects
Scope & Content:
A collection of small objects, two conches, a dagger with a broken blade, a vajra, and a tsa tas mould. Extent: A collection of six small objects. Size and dimensions of original material: various. Arrangement: Kept in the prayer room.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
2

74. EAP1221/20/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/20/2/4
Title:
གབ་རྩེ་
Scope & Content:
An astrological thangka / divination chart consulted by astrologers in order to work out auspicious dates according to the year, month and date of birth of the individual requesting the information. Extent: One astrological thangka / divination chart. Size and dimensions of original material: 23 ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
8

75. EAP1221/21/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/21/2/1
Title:
རྡོ་རྗེ་ and དྲིལ་བུ
Scope & Content:
A modern vajra / dorje and bell. A ritual object and musical instrument used together in tantric rituals. Extent: One vajra / dorje and bell.Size and dimensions of original material: Bell is 16 cm long and 9 cm across. Vajra is 11 x 3 x 3 cm. Condition of original material: Good condition. Custo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
1

76. EAP1221/21/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/21/2/2
Title:
Two horns
Scope & Content:
Two animal horns. According to the owner, these are the horns of mythical creatures. Both coming from the realm of the nagas and originally from Tibet. Two rare and special objects, used for rituals and blessings. The twisted black horn, covered in leather, the horn of a "water horse" (water unic...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Early 19th century
Extent:
12

77. EAP1221/21/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/21/2/3
Title:
རྐང་གླིང
Scope & Content:
A human thighbone trumpet. A section of the shaft is partially bound in copper wire and leather. A musical instrument for use in tantric rituals. Attached is cloth of five colours, and a blue-green cloth. Extent: One human thighbone trumpet. Size and dimensions of original material: 28 cm long. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
1

78. EAP1221/21/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/21/2/4
Title:
རྐང་གླིང
Scope & Content:
An undecorated human thighbone trumpet A musical instrument for use in tantric rituals. Extent: One human thighbone trumpet. Size and dimensions of original material: 26 cm long. Custodial history: The older material has been handed down from father to son for at least four generations. Arrang...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Mid 20th century
Extent:
1

79. EAP1221/21/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/21/2/5
Title:
རྡོ་རྗེ་གྲི་གུག
Scope & Content:
A ritual knife with curved blade and with vajra attachments. A tantric ceremonial symbolic weapon, a tool of the gods. Iron, bronze and wood. Extent: One ritual knife. Size and dimensions of original material: 29 cm long 10 cm wide at its maximun. 3 cm deep. Condition of original material: Dark...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Early 19th century
Extent:
4

80. EAP1221/21/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/21/2/6
Title:
དཔར་ཤིང
Scope & Content:
A small wooden birchwood block, carved with figures and symbols, used for making imprints of into tantric ritual offerings made from tsampa (barley dough). This particular dough mould is only used for one ceremony, giving alms and offerings to bad spirits, and each symbol and figure is separately...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Early 19th century
Extent:
6