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Discussion about crafts at Phaaidaam village

Description: Belun Sankhil showing his crafts work of the different Lamkang baskets that he makes. Explaining about the kinds of bamboo and the cane at Phaaidaam village at his house. Belun Sankhil is also a story teller and singer of Lamkang folktales and folksongs from Phaaidaam village. 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: 10 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
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

Photograph of small baskets called plu suun

Description: Photograph of small baskets [plu suun] in Lamkang. This baskets are commonly used by the Marings, This is orginally a Maring crafts but Meiteis used them widely as Marings sold them in the market. Each crafts made in Maring villages goes to the market in the different markets in Manipur and now it is widely being used.
Date: January 20, 2009
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

Phototgraph of an axe called Thxii

Description: Photograph of an axe [thxii] in Lamkang. This piece is made by Thamshi Khular of Thamkahuren village Chandel district Manipur, India. This implement is a must have for each families for chopping wood for firewood as each household need woods for cooking purposes.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information

Photograph of weaving wheel known as [phen]

Description: Photograph of a Lamkang traditional weaving implement to separate cotton seeds from the cotton in order to spin for making yarn for weaving. This piece is made by Thamshi Khular, while they were at living at Thamlapoki village in their wooden house.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on uses and types of Lamkang baskets used by women and men with different purposes.

Description: Recording of Sumshot Khular describing different types of traditional baskets of women and men. The baskets are made from cane and bamboo, bamboo is used as a holder or a support to strengthen the baskets in their design. A knife called tangsi and its holder which is made of bamboo. The video is taken at Sumshot Khular 's house in Thamlakhuren.
Date: January 2016
Duration: 8 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Photograph of Lamkang traditonal broom known as Kutxun-kdoong

Description: Photograph of a broom known as [kutxun kdoong] in Lamkang. The plants of Kutun is found in plenty in the Lamkang land. People collect and dry them and after chaining it with cane they are sold in the market which makes a subsistence income for the families during the harvest season of these broom sticks.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information
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