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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP749/17

1. EAP749/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/17
Title:
Performance-related objects belonging to Meme Tsering Tobgye
Scope & Content:
The "archive" belonging to a dormant Buchen household/lineage in the Pin Valley of Himachal Pradesh, headed by Kinzum Gatuk and her husband Padma Dorje. Kinzum is descended from a line of Meme Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house and include relig...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
45 Tiff images

2. EAP749/17/1

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

3. EAP749/17/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/17/1/1
Title:
Charm Box: Kau (Wylie ga’u) གའུ། or Nam thak (Wylie rnam thag) རྣམ་ཐག Late 19th / Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
A very fine copper charm box, 145 x 100 and 55 mm deep. Finely worked silver front. The window contains an image of the Buddha, from a postcard. One charm box The material is owned by Kinzum Gatuk and her husband Padma Dorje and has been handed down from father to son and to daughter through se...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
4 Tiff files

4. EAP749/17/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/17/1/2
Title:
Swords: Ralti (Wylie ral gri) རལ་གྲི Late 19th / Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
A single iron sword, 880 mm, with plain handle. The material is owned by Kinzum Gatuk and her husband Padma Dorje and has been handed down from father to son and to daughter through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the hous...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
3 Tiff files

5. EAP749/17/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/17/1/3
Title:
Bell: Drilbu (Wylie dril bu) དྲིལ་བུ Late 19th / Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
A old brass bell, 185 mm long with a nine headed dorje top, a face on the upper handle, perhaps of an enlightened Budhha. The bell itself 90 mm across. One Bell The material is owned by Kinzum Gatuk and her husband Padma Dorje and has been handed down from father to son and to daughter through ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
5 Tiff files

6. EAP749/17/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/17/1/4
Title:
Statue: Kunda (Wylie sku ’dra) སྐུ་འདྲ Late 19th / Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
A very old clay statue of Tangtong Gyalpo, wrapped in a white Katak Soshi. The head has become detached from the body and is loose. Some painting on the body. 234mm high. The staue was photographed wrapped, then unwrapped and then dusted. One statue The material is owned by Kinzum Gatuk and her...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
5 Tiff files

7. EAP749/17/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/17/1/5
Title:
Conch / (Dharma) conch: Chö dun (Wylie chos dung) ཆོས་དུང Late 19th / Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
A decorated conch shell, engraved with lines and a flower motif. 135mm long threaded with dark cotton cloth. One Conch The material is owned by Kinzum Gatuk and her husband Padma Dorje and has been handed down from father to son and to daughter through several generations of head Buchen. All th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
4 Tiff files

8. EAP749/17/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/17/1/6
Title:
Cymbals: Bubchel (Wylie sbubs ’chal) སྦུབས་འཆལ Late 19th / Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
A mismatched pair of cymbals, 200 / 205 mm across with leather handles. Two cymbals The material is owned by Kinzum Gatuk and her husband Padma Dorje and has been handed down from father to son and to daughter through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
3 Tiff files

9. EAP749/17/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/17/1/7
Title:
Ritual Thunderbolt: Nine headed vajra/ dorje Dorje tsegu (Wylie rdo rje rtse dgu) རྡོ་རྗེ་རྩེ་དགུ Late 19th / Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
An old brass vajra. 128mm long. The vajra has also been photographed with the bell as these objects are seen as belongng together. One Vajra The material is owned by Kinzum Gatuk and her husband Padma Dorje and has been handed down from father to son and to daughter through several generations ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
5 Tiff files

10. EAP749/17/1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP749/17/1/8
Title:
Prayer wheel: Mane Lhakor (Wylie maNi lag bskor) མ་ཎི་ལག་བསྐོར Late 19th / Early 20th century
Scope & Content:
A very fine old prayer wheel, with a wooden handle. Total length 375mm, the box itself is 84 mm long and 55 mm wide and is finely worked in silver with an iron striker. The wooden handle is 235 mm long, topped with silver and has a silver base. It also has a brass bell halfway up the shaft. One ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
6 Tiff files