དཔེ་ཆ

An unidentified, untitled, unbound Tibetan text (pecha) on handmade paper. Handwritten in "headless" Tibetan dbu med (Ume) script. Held together by string through a hole pierced through the pages.

Extent: One unbound book consisting of fifteen folios.

Size and dimensions of original material: Each folio is 34 cm x 11.5 cm. Condition of original material: First page torn. Staining throughout from usage. Text perfectly legible throughout.Custodial history: The older material has been handed down from father to son for at least four generations.Arrangement: All the material is stored in the prayer room (not seen) and was brought out to be measured and digitised. 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