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311. EAP749/19/3/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/19/3/5
Title:
Conch / (Dharma) conch: Chö dun (Wylie chos dung) ཆོས་དུང Late 19th century
Scope & Content:
A plain conch shell. 150mm long. One Conch The material is owned by Meme Sonam Palden and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of a modern house.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
2 Tiff files

312. EAP749/19/3/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/19/3/6
Title:
Prayer wheel: Mane Lhakor (Wylie maNi lag bskor) མ་ཎི་ལག་བསྐོར Late 19th century
Scope & Content:
An old prayer wheel, with a wooden handle. Total length 280mm, the handle length of 165 mm, box itself is 50mm long and 80 mm wide is finely worked in silver with an iron striker. The wooden handle is topped with silver and has a silver base. It also has a brass bell halfway up the shaft. One Pr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
3 Tiff files

313. EAP749/19/3/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/19/3/7
Title:
Wooden Box: Tengam (Wylie rten sgam) རྟེན་སྒམ Late 19th century
Scope & Content:
An old box. 330 x 405 x 255 mm, wrapped in elaborate cloth covering like a rouched curtain. One Wooden Box The material is owned by Meme Sonam Palden and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the pray...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
5 Tiff files

314. EAP749/19/3/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/19/3/8
Title:
Small hand cymbals: ཏིང་བཤགས་ (wylie ting bshags) Late 20th century
Scope & Content:
A pair of small hand cymbals. 70 mm in diameter and decorated with the eight auspicous symbols of Tibetan Buddhism. One pair hand cymbals The material is owned by Meme Sonam Palden and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
4 Tiff files

315. EAP749/19/3/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/19/3/9
Title:
A Buchen hat in two sections (Thod)་ཐོད Late 20th century
Scope & Content:
180mm wide. The woollen cap that forms the base for the whole hat and a number of lengths of cloth and silk that are the ribbon like streamers that typify the meme Buchen headdress. One Buchen hat The material is owned by Meme Sonam Palden and has been handed down from father to son through sev...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
3 Tiff files

316. EAP749/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/20
Title:
Cloth scroll painting (thangkas) and other performance-related objects belonging to Meme Tsering Tobgye
Scope & Content:
The "archive" belonging to a dormant Buchen household/lineage in the Pin Valley of Himachal Pradesh, headed by Tsuldim Zangmo. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house and include three religious scroll paintings (thangka) one illustrating a particular story ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
87 Tiff files

317. EAP749/20/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/20/1
Title:
Cloth scroll painting (thangkas)
Scope & Content:
Traditional cloth scroll paintings (thangkas). Buchen thangkas are primarily narrative, visually telling / illustrating key scenes from edifying stories of saints and Deloks. Three thangkas
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
37 Tiff files

318. EAP749/20/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/20/1/1
Title:
A narrative thangka illustrating a Buchen story, perhaps of Nangsa Odbum Mid 18th century
Scope & Content:
Size 890 x 700 mm. Age, perhaps 150 years old. Well used object with staining and substantial holes and tears to the cloth. Very poor condition. One Thangka The material is owned by Tsuldim Zangmo and her daughter Karma Tsomo and was been handed down from Tsudim''s uncle Meme Tenzin Lotey. All ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
25 Tiff files

319. EAP749/20/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/20/1/2
Title:
Probably a medicine Buddha thangka Mid 18th century
Scope & Content:
Size 880 x 530 cm. Age, perhaps 150 years old. Well used object with staining and some holes and tears to the cloth. Very poor condition. One Thangka The material is owned by Tsuldim Zangmo and her daughter Karma Tsomo and was been handed down from Tsudim''s uncle Meme Tenzin Lotey. All the mat...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
8 Tiff files

320. EAP749/20/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/20/1/3
Title:
Thangka of Shakyamuni Buddha Mid 18th century
Scope & Content:
Image (Melong) size 560 x 375 mm. Full mounted size 930 x 450 mm. Age, perhaps 150 years some tears and fading. One Thangka The material is owned by Tsuldim Zangmo and her daughter Karma Tsomo and was been handed down from Tsudim''s uncle Meme Tenzin Lotey. All the materials in the archive are ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
4 Tiff files

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