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EAP1016/3/1/4
- Record Id:
- 040-003948454
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003948449
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100124361412.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1016/3/1/4
- Title:
- A brass pointer [Late 19th century-Late 20th century]
- Scope & Content:
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A brass pointer, round in cross section. 84 cm long, decorated with attachments including a zee stone and cheap jewellery: imitation pearl, coral, amber and turquoise. Such pointers are used by Lama Manipas to indicate key scenes depicted on a narrative thangka of the story being told. Chak Dhar ལྕགས་མདའ (Wylie lcags mda') . Creation dates: The pointer is late 19th century, the attachments late 20th century.
Custodial history: This object formerly belonged to Tsering Drolma daughter of the late Lama Manipa Buchen Passang. It was donated to Dolma Ling nunnery in November 2018 and delivered as part of EAP project 1016 by Patrick Sutherland and Dechen Lhundup.
Extent and format of original material: One pointer.
Owner(s) of original material: Dolma Ling Nunnery.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Lama Mani: the texts and narrative thangkas of India’s exiled Tibetan storytellers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003948449
036-003948450
040-003948454 - Is part of:
- EAP1016/3 : The monastic collection at Dolma Ling Nunnery [Mid 19th century-Early 21st century]
EAP1016/3/1 : Objects [Late 19th century-Early 21st century]
EAP1016/3/1/4 : A brass pointer [Late 19th century-Late 20th century] - Hierarchy:
- 032-003948449[0001]/036-003948450[0004]/040-003948454
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1016/3
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 3 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1016-3-1-4
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not Applicable
- Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- Late 19th century-Late 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- India
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at the Dolma Ling Nunnery
- Material Type:
- Artefacts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)