Statue: Kunda (Wylie sku ’dra) སྐུ་འདྲ Approx 1850
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Statue of Tangtong Gyalpo. Size 250mm high. Face silver with mouth and eyes painted red. Back of the head is brass. Covered with golden silk cloth, semi precious stones, turquoise and coral, five rupee banknotes and a rosette with a photo of a Dudjom Rinpoche a major nyingma rinpoche. One statue...
Statue: Kunda (Wylie sku ’dra) སྐུ་འདྲ Approx 1850
Scope & Content:
Statue of Tangtong Gyalpo. Size 270mm high. Hand made from clay. Face and body painted. Covered in golden silk cloth, one five rupee banknote, pearl necklace garlands of artificial flowers, gold tinsel and beads. Seated on a lotus throne, holding iron chain links in one hand and a long life vase...
An unmade-up woollen Buchen hat, lined with silk. With thread attachments. Streamers are strips of silk of many colours, green, yellow, red and pink. One Buchen Hat The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen...
Ear ornaments: Pendap (Wylie pad ’dab) པད་འདབ Approx 1850
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One pair of silver pendap originally decorated with six turquoise stones (central turquoise missing on both). Woven thread and copper hooks to attach to the ears. 70mm diameter. The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje and has been handed down from father to son through several generations ...
Necklace: Oltic (Wylie ol tig) ཨོལ་ཏིག Mid 18th century
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One turquoise, silver and coral necklace 600m. 14 turquoise pieces, thirteen coral and twelve decorated silver rings. One necklace The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive...
A pair of Brass cymbals with leather and woven string handles. Size 230mm. One pair cymbals The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje 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...
Wooden printing block Par Shing Early 20th Century
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A single wooden printing block. 210 mm square. Carved with mantras and lotus and other flowers. Six concentric circles carved with mantras and flowers around an inner circle. One printing block The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje and has been handed down from father to son through sever...
Iron pointer: Chak Dhar (Wylie lcags mda'') ལྕགས་མདའ Approx 1850
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Wooden handled twisted iron chakdhar with blue orange and red cloth attached. The metal next to the handle is engraved. Spherical iron tip. 710mm. The pointer may have been mended a third of the way along its length. One iron pointer The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje and has been hand...
Two swords, not a pair. Engraved iron handle with flowers, yellow and blue thread attached. 810/800 mm. The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje 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 praye...
