A dagger. Dorje Phurpa རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ་ (Wylie rdo rje phur pa) Three faced dagger, made from bronze and iron, 21.5 cm long. An object commonly used in tantric ritual performances. The main section of the handle is in the form of a dorje (skt vajra) with a mythological creature (a makara) at the j...
A brass ritual thunderbolt, Vajra in Sanskrit or Dorje in Tibetan [Late 19th century]
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A brass ritual thunderbolt, Vajra in Sanskrit or Dorje in Tibetan. རྡོ་རྗེ (Wylie rdo rje). 12.5 cm long. . Creation dates: Probably late 19th Century. Unknown date but over 100 years old. Custodial history: An item owned by the family of Buchen Norgye, the late husband of the current owner, an...
An astrological thangka. A beautiful and very detailed scroll painting on cloth coated in wheat flour gesso (pak). Mounted on to brown cloth. Extent: One thangka. Size and dimensions of original material: 81 cm x 49 cm. The image area ( melong) is 63 x 29 cm. Condition of original material: Good ...
A carved wooden block for printing images on to paper or cloth for use in tantric chowa rituals. Extent: One printing block. Size and dimensions of original material: 29 x 18 x 2 cm. Condition of original material: Good condition for its age. Arrangement: All material is kept in the prayer room.
A carved wooden block for printing images into dough made from roast barley flour (tsampa) for use in tantric chowa rituals. Extent: One printing block. Size and dimensions of original material: 39 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm. Condition of original material: Good condition for its age. Arrangement: All mat...
A carved wooden block for printing images into dough made from roast barley flour (tsampa) for use in tantric chowa rituals. Extent: One printing block. Size and dimensions of original material: 32 x 4.5 x 4 cm. Condition of original material: Good condition for its age. Arrangement: All mater...
A carved wooden block for printing images on to paper or cloth for use in tantric chowa rituals. Extent: One printing block. Size and dimensions of original material: 23.5 x 11 x 2 cm. Condition of original material: Good condition for its age. Arrangement: All material is kept in the prayer ro...
A wooden dough mould. Known in Spiti by the generic term par shing, which refers to various kinds of carved wooden blocks used to print text and images on to paper or cloth. These specialist dough moulds are exclusively used for making impressions of figures or symbols into ritual offerings, made...
A wooden dough mould. Known in Spiti by the generic term par shing, which refers to various kinds of carved wooden blocks used to print text and images on to paper or cloth. These specialist dough moulds are exclusively used for making impressions of figures or symbols into ritual offerings, made...
