དཔེ་ཆ

A handwritten Tibetan text (pecha) on handmade paper. In "headed" Tibetan dbu chen (Uchen) script. No cover or title but the text is a scripture that helps against the influence of nagas. Perhaps a ritual for propitiating nagas (Tib. ཀླུ Wylie klu) and earth lords (Tib ས་བདག Wylie sa bdag).

Extent: One book consisting of ten folios.

Size and dimensions of original material: Each folio is 27 cm x 20 cm, folding to 27 cm x 10 cm.

Condition of original material: Text heavily darkened. Some paper damage. Text loss minimal.

Arrangement: Texts and ritual objects kept in boxes in the 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.