An unmounted woodblock printed cloth thangka. Central figure of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) also known locally as Urgyen Rinpoche. Eight other gurus surround the central figure, the eight manifestations / emanations of Padmasambhava. གུ་རུ་མཚན་བརྒྱད་གྱི་པར་མ་ཐང་ཀ་ A guru thangka. Locally this d...
A circular printed image containing many mantras. Commonly used as a protective device hung on the door, worn (folded) around the neck or inside a stitched silk square cover. Removed at night. A paper chart printed from a large woodblock. The image displays concentric circles of text, in Tibetan ...
A small wooden dough mould carved on one side only with two figures, one a naga like figure, the other a lama like figure. These carvings are "printed" into dough to make figures used in tantric rituals. These dough impressions are probably of Lud (Tib. གླུད Wylie. glud)primarily used in ransom e...
A large wooden printing block. Carved on one side only with three separate carvings. The two carvings at either end of the block are designed to be printed on to paper or cloth, inked with a soot and water solution. One is a demon figure with feet chained, the other an animal, probably a yak. The...
A square shaped wooden printing block carved on two sides with circular shapes, each containing written mantras. The carvings are designed to be printed on to paper or cloth, inked with a soot and water solution. Extent: one wooden printing block. Size and dimensions of original material: 16.5 c...
A very worn, small and simple astrological thangka / divination chart. Written text on the reverse in Tibetan Uchen script may be a mantra / blessing or perhaps a description but is very faded. Folded rather than rolled up. Used in ceremonies after the death of an individual but also in other cer...
