Extent and format of original material: Thirteen Objects. This Series contains the following 13 Files: EAP1016/1/1/1: A conch [Early 18th century] EAP1016/1/1/2: A dagger [Early 18th century] EAP1016/1/1/3: A bronze mirror [Early 18th century] EAP1016/1/1/4: A copper box [Early 18th century] EA...
A conch. Dung. Tib. དུང (Wylie dung) or (Dharma) conch. Chö dung. Tib. ཆོས་དུང (Wylie chos dung) A plain undecorated conch shell used to attract an audience and announce the beginning of a Lama Mani performance. Red and green patterned cloth and beads attached. 18 x 10cm.. Creation dates: Early ...
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 bronze mirror. Melong མེ་ལོང་ (Wylie Me long). 13 x 7.5 cm. The mirror is used by the Lord of Death in Buchen performances in Spiti as a karmic mirror, relecting the life and the good and bad deeds of someone who has just died. Whether it was used in Lama Mani readings is unknown. This particu...
A copper box. Kau གའུ་ (Wylie ga’u) 12 x 9.5 x 4 cm ( 12 x 15 x 4 with edges) A pendant box worn around the neck or occasionally on the lower back. A reliquary box, charm box or amulet used to hold religious objects such as small deity statues or printed paper mantras. . Creation dates: Early 18...
A silver fronted copper box. གའུ་ (Wylie ga’u) 11 x 8 x 4 cm. A pendant box worn around the neck or occasionally on the lower back. A reliquary box, charm box or amulet used to hold religious objects such as small deity statues or printed paper mantras. . Creation dates: Early 18th century. Actu...