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Retelling of Torti and Potorti

Description: Transcription and free English translation of the recording of Muhammad Wazir Khan ("Wazir Shafi"), a speaker of Yasin Burushaski, narrating the story entitled "Torti Potorti" ('Torti and Potorti'), a popular children's story. This is a story about two sisters named "Torti" and Potorti". Transcription and translation by Muhammad Wazir Khan ("Wazir Shafi").
Date: July 2010
Creator: Khan, Muhammad Wazir
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Transcription: Retelling of Shon Gukur

Description: Transcription and translation of the recording of Dawar Muneem reciting “Shon Gukur” in the Hunza dialect. This is a popular story about a shaman/minister in Baltit (Karimabad), that gave the Hunza Burushos important wisdom given to him by the fairies that blinded him
Date: 2016
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Transcription: Personal narrative on a crazy man

Description: Transcription and free English translation of the recording of Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan, a speaker of Srinagar Burushaski, narrating the story of a crazy man. Among the audiences present during the event is Khan's daughter, Salma. The story is more of a personal account as the narrator has witnessed the events during his lifetime.
Date: 2016
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information

Shirt and necktie

Description: A) Shirt of buff silk crepe with black pinstripe. Button-down collar with rounded ends. Long sleeves with button closure on cuffs; back yoke. Center front button closure with placket and barred buttonholes. B) Tie of silk styled as stripes of gold herringbone, black faille, and dark purple pique.
Date: Autumn 2016
Creator: Van Noten, Dries
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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