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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1221/22

21. EAP1221/22/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/22/2/1
Title:
དཔར་ཤིང
Scope & Content:
A wooden block, carved with dozens of figures and symbols, used for making imprints of figures or symbols into tantric ritual offerings made from tsampa (barley dough). The figure on the horse is called Tarak mi rak (tib. རྟ་རག་མི་རག wylie. rta rag mi rag). Extent: One wooden dough mould. Size a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
11

22. EAP1221/22/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/22/2/2
Title:
རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ or རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་བ
Scope & Content:
A ceremonial dagger. A key tantric ritual instrument. Made from iron and brass with brown and yellow cloth attached. Extent: One ritual dagger. Size and dimensions of original material: 26.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm. Condition of original material: Good condition for its age. Custodial history: The older...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
3

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. EAP1221/22/2/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1221/22/2/7
Title:
ཀ་པ་ལི
Scope & Content:
A tantric ritual vessel made from the top of a human cranium, with a brass cover lid and brass bowl. Extent: One human skull cup, one brass lid and one brass bowl. Size and dimensions of original material: Kapali is 4.5.x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Lid is 5 x 4 x 1.5, Bowl in 9 cm acroos and 3.5 cm deep. Con...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
1