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EAP1221/6/2/2
- Record Id:
- 040-004548992
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004548979
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100188553596.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1221/6/2/2
- Title:
- མེ་བུམ
- Additional Titles:
-
me bum
Cupping Bowl
- Scope & Content:
- A copper bowl with brass rim used for cupping. A fire vessel heated to create suction on the skin, a technique of Tibetan medicine.
Extent: One copper cupping bowl.
Size and dimensions of original material: 6 cm high 7 cm wide at rim, 9 cm wide at max width.
Custodial history: All items handed down from grandfather to father to son for over six generationsand probably many more.
Arrangement: All items are kept in the prayer room of Chherring Dorje (not seen).
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Culturally-Tibetan Household Archives of Spiti
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004548979
036-004548990
040-004548992 - Is part of:
- EAP1221/6 : Chherring Dorje Collection
EAP1221/6/2 : Medical artefacts
EAP1221/6/2/2 : མེ་བུམ - Hierarchy:
- 032-004548979[0002]/036-004548990[0002]/040-004548992
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1221/6
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 3
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1221-6-2-2 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Tibetan
- Scripts:
- Tibetan
- Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- Late 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- CC BY-NC.
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
These collections are not available to request in British Library Reading Rooms.
Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
If you would like further help, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- Arrangement:
- All items are kept in the prayer room of Chherring Dorje (not seen)
- Information About Copies:
- Digital copies are also held by: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives Gangchen Kyishong Dharamsala 176215 HP, India Tel: +91 9218422467
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in The household of the Chherring Dorje Spiti
- Material Type:
- Artefacts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)