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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP749/12

1. EAP749/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/12
Title:
The performance-related objects belonging to Jigmed Thakpa
Scope & Content:
The "archive" belonging to a dormant Buchen household with no clear Buchen lineage in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh (not in Pin). All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house and include a statue, conch and box. The householders could not articulate a clea...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
17 Tiff files

2. EAP749/12/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/12/1
Title:
Objects
Scope & Content:
Performance related ritual objects, musical instruments, statues and elements of Buchen costumes. Three objects
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
17 Tiff files

3. EAP749/12/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/12/1/1
Title:
Statue: Kunda (Wylie sku ’dra) སྐུ་འདྲ Late nineteenth /early twentieth century
Scope & Content:
An old wooden statue of Tangtong Gyalpo. Tangtong Gyalpo’s face and body has been recently repainted golden, his hair black. The statue was cleaned and painted in bright colours prior to the 1996 Kalachakra initiation at Tabo monastery. The statue was blessed and consecrated by His Holiness the ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
6 Tiff files

4. EAP749/12/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/12/1/2
Title:
Conch / (Dharma) conch: Chö dun (Wylie chos dung) ཆོས་དུང Late nineteenth /early twentieth century
Scope & Content:
A decorated conch shell, engraved with lines and a flower motif. 150mm long with a slightly damaged tip. One Conch The material is owned by Jigmed Thakpa and has been handed down through several generations. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
9 Tiff files

5. EAP749/12/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/12/1/3
Title:
Wooden Box: Tengam (Wylie rten sgam) རྟེན་སྒམ Late nineteenth /early twentieth century
Scope & Content:
An old wooden box. This is a very unusual Tengam. Much larger than any other Buchen boxes I have seen, though similar in size to a Tengam in an astrologer household in Tabo. Perhaps it is not a Buchen Tengham as most Buchen tengam are smaller and clearly designed to be carried on the back whilst...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
2 Tiff files