Five Buddha Family (Hat): Gyalwa Rig Nga (Wylie rgyal ba rigs lnga) རྒྱལ་བ་རིགས་ལྔ Early 21st Century

A five section hat, home made from a cardboard box, decorated with sacred mantra in red ink. Stitched on to cloth strip. Each section approximately 175 x 115mm. One hat.

The material is owned by Meme Chettan Dorje and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house. This was not seen: materials were brought out into the living room to be surveyed and documented.