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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP749/10

1. EAP749/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/10
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 Tenzing. All the materials in the archive are currently kept with him in his rooms at Illingi Temple in Rekong Peo, Kinnaur and include modern western-style bound books (teb); a r...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
103 Tiff files

2. EAP749/10/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/10/1
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. One thangka
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
48 Tiff files

3. EAP749/10/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/10/1/1
Title:
Common Drowa Zangmo: a narrative thangka illustrating the story of Drowa Zangmo Early 21st century
Scope & Content:
Image (Melong) size 790 x 555 mm. Full mounted size 1365 x 900 mm. Age, perhaps 10 years old. New Thangka commissioned form Sonam Angdui in Kaza. One Thangka The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tenzing and has been handed down through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
2000-2015
Extent:
48 Tiff files

4. EAP749/10/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/10/2
Title:
Objects
Scope & Content:
Performance related ritual objects, musical instruments, statues and elements of Buchen costumes. 21 Objects
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
50 Tiff files

5. EAP749/10/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/10/2/1
Title:
Charm Box: Nam thak (Wylie rnam thag) རྣམ་ཐག Late 19th century
Scope & Content:
A very fine copper charm box, 150 x 120 and 55 mm deep. Finely worked silver front, complete with cloth cover and waist straps. Window contains image of Tamdin. One charm box The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tenzing and has been handed down through several generations of head Buchen. All the...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
5 Tiff files

6. EAP749/10/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/10/2/2
Title:
Dagger: Dorje Phorba (Wylie rdo rje phur pa) རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ Early 21st century
Scope & Content:
New three headed (wrathful faced) brass dagger. Painted overall, with red white and blue faces 215mm long with red and yellow cloth attached. One dagger The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tenzing and has been handed down through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the arch...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
2000-2015
Extent:
4 Tiff files

7. EAP749/10/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/10/2/3
Title:
Swords: Ralti (Wylie ral gri) རལ་གྲི Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
One pair of plain old swords, 758 mm. One pair swords The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tenzing and has been handed down 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 brought out int...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
3 Tiff files

8. EAP749/10/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/10/2/4
Title:
Iron pointer: Chak Dhar (Wylie lcags mda'') ལྕགས་མདའ Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
Twisted iron pointer with plain wooden handle. 765mm. Multicolored cloth strips attached. One iron pointer The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tenzing and has been handed down through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the hou...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
1 Tiff file

9. EAP749/10/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/10/2/5
Title:
Bell: Drilbu (Wylie dril bu) དྲིལ་བུ and Dorje Ritual Thunderbolt: vajra/ dorje Dorje (Wylie rdo rje) རྡོ་རྗེ Early 21st century
Scope & Content:
A new brass bell, 165 mm long, bell 85 mm wide with a face on the upper handle of an enlightened Budhha. New Dorje is 120 mm long. One Bell The material is owned by Meme Gatuk Tenzing and has been handed down through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
2000-2015
Extent:
2 Tiff files

10. EAP749/10/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/10/2/6
Title:
Conch shell chest ornament: Tonka (Wylie thong ga) ཐོང་ག Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
A conch shell waistcoat, made up of four pieces of carved conch shell, one different to the other three. Three approx 55 x 55 mm square. One 65 x 58. joined together with red cloth string. The centre of each piece is marked with a red cloth knot. One conch shell chest ornament The material is o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
2 Tiff files