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Mandala Collections Audio-Video

20 Jun 2018
14 min 32 sec
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Creators: 
Duptho, Sonam Chophel

Aum Dorchoe, 55, from Damkhar Village in Phongmey, Tashigang, has been cleaning eyes for over 26 years. In Lem village, she is only the one who knows how to clean eyes in the traditional way. She learned this skill in 1987 by cleaning her own eye. She said that her sister in-law had hurled a fist of sand into her eyes as a prank; she could not open her eyes for a week. One night she had a dream, in which she was instructed to clean her own eye. She said that it took a week to remove the dirt from her eye. People have strong faith in her skills. She rubs the eye with her finger tips and then uses a safety pin as demonstrated in the clip. Sometimes dirt gets stuck, in which case she then sprinkles some milk inside the eye for lubricant.

 

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Oral Cultures of Bhutan
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Collection: 
Oral Cultures of Bhutan
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Creator: 
Duptho
Creator: 
Sonam Chophel
Editor: 
Sherig Dentshog
Contributing Contributor: 
Dorchoe
Publisher: 
Tibetan and Himalayan Library
Sponsor: 
Arcadia Fund (Other)
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