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Subject Tankas (Tibetan scrolls)

401. EAP749/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/22
Title:
The texts (pecha) cloth scroll painting (thangkas) and other performance-related objects belonging to Meme Tsering Tobgye
Scope & Content:
The "archive" belonging to an active Buchen household/lineage in the Pin Valley of Himachal Pradesh, headed by Gatuk Tsering. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house and include traditional unbound and hand written Tibetan texts on paper (pecha); modern west...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
190 Tiff files

402. EAP749/22/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/22/1
Title:
Texts (pecha)
Scope & Content:
Traditional unbound and hand written Tibetan texts on paper (pecha) as well as photocopies of pecha. One file of texts
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
118 Tiff files

403. EAP749/22/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/22/1/1
Title:
The Story of Delok Lingza Choskyit Late 19th century
Scope & Content:
A traditional Tibetan pecha, handwritten on handmade paper, undecorated and unbound, telling the story of Delok Lingza Choskyit. Written in Tibetan Uchen script on separate sheets of paper. This is a tale of Lingza Choskyit, a Delok, who has entered the netherworld between life and death, witnes...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
118 Tiff files

404. EAP749/22/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/22/2
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. Two thangkas The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tsering and has been handed down from father to son through several gen...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
27 Tiff files

405. EAP749/22/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/22/2/1
Title:
Common title Drowa Zangmo: a narrative thangka illustrating the story of Drowa Zangmo Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
Image (Melong) size 805 x 572 mm. Full mounted size 1145 x 765 mm. Age, perhaps 100 years old. Well used object with staining, fading and some holes and tears to the cloth. One Thangka The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tsering and has been handed down from father to son through several genera...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
20 Tiff files

406. EAP749/22/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/22/2/2
Title:
Common Title Tamdrin. A thangka of the wrathful protector deity. Common protector deity for the Buchen Mid 20th century
Scope & Content:
Image (Melong) size approx 540 x 370cm Age, perhaps 70 years old. Well used object with staining, fading. One Thangka The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tsering and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. N/R
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid 20th century
Extent:
7 Tiff files

407. EAP749/22/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/22/3
Title:
Objects
Scope & Content:
Performance related ritual objects, musical instruments, statues and elements of Buchen costumes. Twenty one objects The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tsering and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
42 Tiff files

408. EAP749/22/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/22/3/1
Title:
Charm Box: Nam thak (Wylie rnam thag) རྣམ་ཐག Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
A very fine copper charm box, 129 x 98 and 50 mm deep. Finely worked silver front, complete with knitted cloth cover and waist straps. Window contains small brass statue of Amitabh (long life) Buddha. One charm box The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tsering and has been handed down from father...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
3 Tiff files

409. EAP749/22/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/22/3/2
Title:
Swords: Ralti (Wylie ral gri) རལ་གྲི Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
One pair of swords, 825 mm. One pair swords The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tsering 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 the house. This was not seen: materials were brough...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
1 Tiff file

410. EAP749/22/3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/22/3/3
Title:
Iron pointer: Chak Dhar (Wylie lcags mda'') ལྕགས་མདའ Mid 20th century
Scope & Content:
Twisted iron pointer with plain wooden handle. 800mm. Multicolored cloth strips attached. One iron pointer The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tsering 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 pra...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid 20th century
Extent:
1 Tiff file