A woodblock print of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava). Extent: One woodblock print. Size and dimensions of original material: 39 x 29 cm, folding to 9.75 x 29 cm. Condition of original material: Some ink faded, small paper holes.
Two parts of a drawing of a mandala. Hand drawn on to thick hand made paper which has been folded into six sections and again into five section. The middle section has been lost. A mandala used during fire ceremonies, an explanatory diagram of image and text. Extent: Two remaining sections from a...
A folded paper document, probably an astrological document. Perhaps used with dice (mentioned). Eight folded sections and one loose section. The fieldwork team suggest that at least two sections are missing. Extent: Nine remaining sections from a larger document. Size and dimensions of original ...
An astrological thangka/ divination chart, used to calculate auspicious and inauspicious dates for an individual, depending on their day, month and year of birth. Made from handmade paper coated in a wheat paste gesso ground. Stored in a wooden tube with copper end pieces. Image shows zodiacal ye...
A cloth pouch and assorted beans of three colours: black, white and red-brown. The beans are used with the astrological thangka, a counting tool to assist with divination. Extent: One pouch and numerous beans. Size and dimensions of original material: Pouch is 15 cm x 7 cm.
An unidentified offering deity drawing on hand made paper, folded into three sections. Images of unidentified goddesses. Extent: One drawing. Size and dimensions of original material: 10 x 16 cm folding to 20 x 5.5 cm.
A wooden dough mould, carved with numerous figures and symbols: human and humanoid figures, astrological trigrams and symbols, nagas. The figures and symbols are pressed into ritual dough offerimgs (torma) during tantric ceremonies. Extent: One wooden dough mould. Size and dimensions of original...
The household collection of Mingyur Tenzin. A collection of ritual and astrological texts and artefacts.Arrangement: All the material is kept within the owner's prayer room (not seen).
A handwritten unbound Tibetan text (pecha) on handmade paper. In "headed" Tibetan dbu chen (Uchen) script. A ritual to remove parka obstacles. A text for a ritual performed for people with problems related to their parka (སྤར་ཁ), part of their astrological make up. There are eight parka signs, co...
A handwritten unbound Tibetan text (pecha) on handmade paper. In "headed" Tibetan dbu chen (Uchen) script. Title page is missing. This is a text for a ritual performed at the age of 9, and then every nine years to follow, a ritual to remove obstacles that are commonly thought to occur at these ag...