དཔེ་ཆ

A handwritten unbound Tibetan text (pecha) on handmade paper. In "headed" Tibetan dbu chen (Uchen) script. The title is very unclear but the text was identified by the owner as a mika text. A text for a ritual to turn back the harmful effects of gossip / slander / malicious gossip (Tib. མི་ཁ Wylie mi kha).

Extent: One unbound book consisting of nine folios.

Size and dimensions of original material: Each folio is 33.5 cm x 7.5 cm.

Condition of original material: Stained and darkened through age and usage.

Arrangement: All the material is kept within the owner's prayer room (not seen). The precise country of origin is unknown. However it is almost certain that the original text was created in Tibet, though the specific material in question may have been copied locally in Spiti (India) at a later date.