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Community Meat preparation during the first death anniversary of late Behon Shilshi Deeringkhu Chandel

Description: A community meat preparation of the first death Anniversary of late Behon Shilshi at Deeringkhu Village. Organized by Loveson Shilshi and family in memory of their father. Lamkang Language Education Committee and SIL participated in documenting the folktakes, folksongs and dance performance during the anniversary celebration.
Date: 2014
Duration: 4 minutes 54 seconds
Partner: UNT College of Information

Discussion about farming with a Lamkang family

Description: Shangjing Sankhil sharing about the crafts work and also the farming in the village and what vegetables are being planted in the field. This recording was made in Phaaidam village as part of the Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research work collection by Sumshot Khular.
Date: January 2017
Duration: 56 seconds
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue about the Harvest Festival

Description: Beshot Tholung of Thamlapoki discusses the Chaakhei Klou, the Harvest Festival. He explains the rituals that are followed in the process of harvesting of the crops. He shares about the feast called DilK’or, the festival of the harvest. He explains how they conduct a recitation to invite the crops from the field to the barns. A “Khulpuu” elder will call all the human spirits to also come back home from the fields to the homes.
Date: 2004
Duration: 9 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Interview about traditional tools

Description: A review of how some foods are cooked and naming of traditional tools by Beshot Khullar using a picture stimulus from a magazine called the "Souvenir".
Date: May 2008
Duration: 10 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Lamkang Baal at Thamlakhuren

Description: Lamkang Baal arum a widely used vegetable grown in the Lamkang villages which is one of the food items of the Lamkangs. This picture was taken at Tony Khular's house in Thamlakhuren. Kept for the next planting season during a visit to the Lamkangs in Chandel, Manipur, India.
Date: January 2018
Creator: Burke, Mary
Partner: UNT College of Information

Photograph of a crab [aai]

Description: Photograph of crab [aai]. Crab is one of the many delicacies in Lamkang cuisines. It can be eaten cooked. It is stored in bamboo container in order to ferment it after the crab is crushed in mortal adding some ginger, garlic, salt and chillies.
Date: 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information

A purple sweet potato from Tony Khular's garden

Description: A purple sweet potatoes from Tony Khular' s garden in Thamlakhuren village. Sweet potatoes are grown widely in the Lamkang community and is consumed in the homes and some families sell them for subsistence income too. This picture is taken during a visit to the Lamkangs in Chandel district, Manipur, India.
Date: January 2018
Creator: Burke, Mary
Partner: UNT College of Information

Mithun kept in preparation for feast

Description: Photograph of a special Sildak (mithun) kept ready for Colunbus Khular's wedding feast of Kongpe Aibul village taken during the visit to the Lamkangs in Chandel, Manipur, India. Sildak is a priced animal known for its meat, used in several rituals, ceremonies and festivities like Totlang K'am, Marriages, death and wedding ceremonies and other festivities.
Date: January 2018
Creator: Burke, Mary
Partner: UNT College of Information

A white sweet potato from Tony Khular' s garden Thamlakhuren Village, Chandel District, Manipur, India.

Description: A white sweet potatoes from Tony Khular' s garden in Thamlakhuren village. Sweet potatoes are grown widely in the Lamkang community and is consumed in the homes and some families sell them for subsistence income too. This picture is taken during a visit to the Lamkangs in Chandel district, Manipur, India.
Date: January 2018
Creator: Burke, Mary
Partner: UNT College of Information

Lamkang steamed rice cooking seen in this picture during the first death anniversary of late Behon Shilshi

Description: Lamkang Steam rice cooking, a traditional way of cooking rice is seen in this picture. Photograph taken during the first death anniversary of late Behon Shilshi of Deering Khuu village. Organized by the family of Loveson Shilshi in memory of his late father. Participated by the community members and by the Lamkang Language Education Committee and SIL in order to document the Lamkang culture, dances and songs.
Date: March 4, 2014
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information

Photograph of Shangwar Dilbung grinding rice in a grinder made of stone called [lung doo tperdeelna']

Description: Photograph of Shangwar Dilbung grinding rice in a grinder made of stone called [lung doo tperdeelna'] in Lamkang. Shangwar Dilbung is seen here in this picture demonstrating the grinding of rice during the Lamkang Snu Lop Conference at Mantri Pantha village, Chandel Manipur, India. At her side is seen a weaver weaving a Tkar Kvom a traditional wrap around worn by Lamkang women.
Date: February 28, 2008
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information
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