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Protective Objects on Tibetan Houses

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2017

Abstract

The article deals with the so called samgo and namgo (sa sgo gnam sgo), protective objects on Tibetan houses in Mustang. After a short introduction, the presentation of these objects in ritual texts is discussed.

Later, the authors describe their own participation in repairing a samgo and namgo. The article is supplemented by photographs and a link to video footage.