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.
A brass pointer [Late 19th century-Late 20th century]
File details
Creation date:
Late 19th century-Late 20th century
Content type:
Artefact
Place of origin:
India.
Originals information:
The original material is located at the Dolma Ling Nunnery.
Reference:
EAP1016/3/1/4
Level:
File
Extent:
3 TIFF images
Digitisation date:
2018
Legal:
Access is for research purposes only
This file is part of
- Project EAP1016:
- Collection EAP1016/3:
- Collection EAP1016/3/1:
- File EAP1016/3/1/4:
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