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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1221/11 Subject Magic Material Type Artefacts

1. EAP1221/11/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/11/2/1
Title:
རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་བ
Scope & Content:
A ritual dagger and holder, a common tantric artefact used in many chowa rituals. Extent: one dagger. Size and dimensions of original material: 26 cm long. Arrangement: All the material is kept within the owner's prayer room (not seen).
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
18

2. EAP1221/11/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/11/2/2
Title:
དཔར་ཤིང
Scope & Content:
A carved wooden block for printing images into dough shapes made from roast barley flour (tsampa) for use in tantric chowa rituals. Numerous carvings of human and humanoid figures and symbols. Extent: one dough mould. Size and dimensions of original material: 57.5cm x 4 cm x 3 cm. Condition of ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
35

3. EAP1221/11/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/11/2/3
Title:
གབ་རྩེ
Scope & Content:
An astrological thangka /divination chart. A beautiful and very detailed scroll painting. Images and charts painted on to unmounted cloth coated in wheat flour gesso (pak). Used to calculate auspicious dates based on a person's day, month and year of birth. Extent: One astrological thangka /divin...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
4

4. EAP1221/11/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/11/2/4
Title:
གབ་རྩེ
Scope & Content:
An astrological thangka /divination chart. A beautiful and very detailed scroll painting. Images and charts painted on to unmounted cloth coated in wheat flour gesso (pak). Used to calculate auspicious dates based on a person's day, month and year of birth. Extent: One astrological thangka /divin...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
5