དཔེ་ཆ

A handwritten Tibetan text (pecha) on handmade paper. In "headed" Tibetan dbu chen (Uchen) script. No title. Probably a mika text. a ritual for driving away malicious gossip (Tib. mi kha) commonly thought to be the cause of a variety of problems in Spiti. Mika rituals are not uncommonly performed in Spiti.

Extent: One book consisting of five folios.

Size and dimensions of original material: Each folio is 50 cm x 9 cm, folding to 25cm x 9 cm.

Condition of original material: Discolouration through age and usage throughout. One page reinforced with modern paper.

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.