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Lahu Tape 1

Description: Lahu narratives, songs, poems, and Bible readings.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Remarks on the Lahu

Description: A historical narrative describing the migration of the Lahu people from Yunnan, China to Burma, and later to Thailand.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 19 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Building a house

Description: A recording of a group of people building a house. They gather the materials, arrange to feed the builders, and discuss how many tiers the house should have. After thatching the roof, they raise the posts and secure the roof to the posts. Finally they build an awning, and the house is complete.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 8 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

In unity there is strength (Version II)

Description: A sermon about a man with seven sons who did not get along. He tells his sons that they will be stronger if they work together. The pastor says this lesson extends to the Lahu people as a whole. This version ends with a song.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Welcome to Shatodo village

Description: A brief introduction to Shatodo village located on the River Kok near the Burma-Thailand border. It is a Christian village of about 270 people.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 32 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

When we go hunting

Description: A performance of a hunting song. Lahus hunt on Saturdays with crossbows, guns, and dogs. They hunt porcupines, sambar deer, and barking deer.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 1 minute 42 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monkey hunting

Description: A description of how Lahus hunt monkeys, ending with a song.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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