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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1221/10 Subject Astrology Material Type Artefacts

1. EAP1221/10/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/10/2/1
Title:
དཔར་ཤིང་
Scope & Content:
A carved wooden block, for printing an image of a single large figure on to cloth or paper, for hanging outside a house, above the door, as a protection from malicious and evil spirits. The carving is rich with detail: zodiacal year signs, astrological trigrams, animal figures and mantra text. Ca...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
3

2. EAP1221/10/2/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/10/2/8
Title:
A paper chart
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
2

3. EAP1221/10/2/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/10/2/9
Title:
གབ་རྩེ་་
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
4

4. EAP1221/10/2/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/10/2/10
Title:
རྡེའུ
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
1

5. EAP1221/10/2/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/10/2/12
Title:
དཔར་ཤིང་
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
37