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Shekarnong Sankhil narrating the selection of site for house construction process and the ritual involved in the Lamkang culture

Description: Recording of Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi village narrating the selection of site for house construction process and the ritual involved in the Lamkang culture. Communal construction process as no individuals build their houses, but with the participation and contribution of the whole community.
Date: unknown
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Photograph of a Lamkang traditonal inn made of vangpher

Description: Photograph of a Lamkang traditional thatch house known as [vangpher inn] in Lamkang. The roof is made of thatch, walls and floor made of bamboo and the name vangher is given due to that. This house is built by Kobeng Tholung of Lamkang Wangjangloon. Underneath is floor is used to keep some wooden planks for building a house.In way it is used as a store house. The steps seen in this house is made of bamboo.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information

Photograph of a wooden house inner roof chained thatch by cane [Trii-ngi-tcheen]

Description: Photograph of the inner roof of a thatch house where the thatch is bind togther by a cane to hold them together from falling known as [trii ngi tcheen] in Lamkang. Thatch houses provide eco-friendly and climate adjustable weather proof cooling and warmth to stand all weather. Depending on how thick is is used it lasted accordingly.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information

Photograph of a Lamkang house [piirdi inn] Bekoinu le' inn Thamlapokpi

Description: Photograph of a Lamkang house [piirdi inn] in Lamkang. The house of Bekoinu of Thamlapokpi village. The small higher roof is for the outlet of smoke known as meikhut thuuhna. The traditional houses are made of thatch roofs, and wooden planks and bamboos and cane is used to chain the thatch together and tie the bamboos together to hold the thatch. Walls can me made of mud or bamboo walls depending on what one chooses.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information

Photograph of the inner side of the thatch house and the use of climber for tying the house [Riihnu-doo-tboolna]

Description: Photograph of the inner side of the thatch house and the use of climber for tying the house [Riihnu-doo-tboolna] in Lamkang. This house is of Kobeng Tholung of Lamkang Wangjangloon. We can see how the rope from climber is used to tie the bamboo to the thatch to keep them intact.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information

Lamkang Traditional Arkaa Inn at Thamlapokpi Village

Description: Photograph of a Lamkang house [arka inn] the house of Betoi Tholung of Thamlapokpi built by himself. Thatch roof and wall made of bamboo walls known as Vangpher. We see a small hut at the side of the house which is a pigsty. This is part of the Lamkang pictorial book project by Sumshot Khular.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information

Elicitation of word list on multiple topics

Description: This recording captures an in-depth elicitation session of words in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language, encompassing several diverse categories such as celestial entities, nature-related elements, household and farm equipment, food items, temporal and directional concepts, color terms, religious terminology, professional words, metals, precious stones, and various adjectives detailing physical sensation, size, shape, quality, and quantity. With Chhuskit Angmo as the consultan… more
Date: September 27, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Partner: UNT College of Information
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