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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1221/22 Subject Music Digitised Content Platform Endangered Archives Programme

1. EAP1221/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/22
Title:
Onpo Tenzin Takpa Collection
Scope & Content:
The household collection of Onpo Tenzin Takpa. A collection of ritual texts and ritual artefacts. Custodial history: The older material has been handed down from father to son for at least four generations. Arrangement: All the material is stored in the prayer room (not seen) and was brought out...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
1800-2023
Extent:
479

2. EAP1221/22/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/22/2/3
Title:
རྡོ་རྗེ་ and དྲིལ་བུ
Scope & Content:
A modern vajra / dorje and bell. A ritual object and musical instrument used together in tantric rituals. Extent: One vajra / dorje and bell. Size and dimensions of original material: Bell is 14 cm long and 6.5 cm across. Vajra is 9.5 x 3 x 3 cm. Condition of original material: Good condition. C...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
1

3. EAP1221/22/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/22/2/4
Title:
རྐང་གླིང
Scope & Content:
A human thighbone trumpet and case. The wide end of the thighbone is covered in leather, the shaft bound in string and brass, the mouthpiece also in brass. A musical instrument for use in tantric rituals, An attached cloth once of five colours, now ragged and dirty with age and usage. The case is...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
2

4. EAP1221/22/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/22/2/5
Title:
ཌ་མ་རུ
Scope & Content:
A damaru / swivel drum. A musical instrument for use in tantric rituals. Extent: One swivel drum. Size and dimensions of original material: 10 x 10 x 6 cm. Condition of original material: Good condition. Custodial history: The older material has been handed down from father to son for at least f...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
1

5. EAP1221/22/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/22/2/6
Title:
སྦུབས་ཆལ།
Scope & Content:
A pair of brass cymbals. A musical instrument for use in tantric rituals. Extent: One pair of modern brass cymbals. Size and dimensions of original material: 27 cm across and 5 cm deep. Condition of original material: Good condition. Custodial history: The older material has been handed down fr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
1