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Description of drying paddies

Description: Raju Doley is seen drying paddy in the sun. He says this paddy is one of the agotiyang aam, meaning "paddy that is done before the actual season". The paddy for the next season can be seen at the back in green, called horu jangiya. Since it had been raining for the past few days, he was not able to dry the paddy in the sun. Now he dries the wet paddies on a rope and begins assembling dried paddies for the next steps.
Date: November 9, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about Mising traditions

Description: Dipok Kumar Doley and Bidyeswar Doley discuss childhood living in a chang ghar, a bamboo house built on a raised platform made of thick bamboo. Dipok Kumar Doley says traditional dishes were not fried; green leafy vegetables such as takuk, ombé, onger, pakkom, gurban, mírné koːtuk, takpiyang, beso-beyo, oti oying with fish, deer or pork were boiled. He describes traditional health practices; during pregnancy and after delivery, green leafy vegetables such as rukji and marsang, along with black … more
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 44 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about Mising traditions, part 1

Description: Dipok Kumar Doley and Bidyeswar Doley discuss childhood living in a chang ghar, a bamboo house built on a raised platform made of thick bamboo. Dipok Kumar Doley says traditional dishes were not fried; green leafy vegetables such as takuk, ombé, onger, pakkom, gurban, mírné koːtuk, takpiyang, beso-beyo, oti oying with fish, deer or pork were boiled. He describes traditional health practices; during pregnancy and after delivery, green leafy vegetables such as rukji and marsang, along with black … more
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 23 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about Mising traditions, part 2

Description: Dipok Kumar Doley and Bidyeswar Doley discuss local festivals in the Mising community, starting with Ali-aːyé-lígang, held on the first Wednesday of February. The Mising pray to Donyi-Poːlo (Sun and Moon), Karsíng, Kartak, Doːmup-Doːyar, Ésar (Wind), Podong (Rain), and Tapum-Tari (insects) for a better harvest the following year, health, and wealth. They eat purang, apong, and oying. Dr. Bidyeswar says that family members of all ages would participate in the prayers and activities, but now this… more
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 21 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description and performance of a traditional instrument

Description: Thomas Morang describes and performs the traditional instrument dumpag while attending the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village. He is from Silapathar village, Dhemaji, and is wearing traditional clothing for men including mibu galug, gonro ugon, tongani dumér, and dogné on his neck. He shows the léréli music in the instrument.
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 46 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description and performance of a traditional instrument

Description: Birkhudhor Koktak describes and performs the traditional instrument dérki tapum while attending the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village as the leader of the Songkid Opé musical group. The four holes are called uw; the pipe is called dorbum. He performs a short song with lyrics "pépid piːd piːd, pépid péttangaː, ngokké aːmém doyoka, moːtep dengkangka" (dear bird...do not eat my paddy...please fly far away.) He is from Poloma village in Raisapori, Dhemaji.
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description and performance of a traditional instrument

Description: Birason Doley describes and performs the traditional instrument kétpo tapum while attending the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village. He performs a niːtom and a kaban. He is the current Vice President of the Moridhal region in Dhemaji, Assam (originally from Hatipora, Dhemaji). He says he has played the kétpo tapum on the radio and performed with numerous artists.
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description and performance of a traditional instrument

Description: Prodip Kumbang describes and performs the traditional instrument éjuk tapum while attending the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village. He is from Sikari, Gali Borbari, Dhemaji, and is the current president of the Mising Cultural Association of Jonai region, Dhemaji, Assam. He says the éjuk tapum is of three types, depending on the number of holes in the instrument. If the instrument has one hole, it is called tumbo; pumsu for two; and lísíg for three. Pumsu is the current logo of the Mising Cultural As… more
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of traditional clothing and jewelry

Description: Ésar Doley describes her traditional clothing and jewelry worn while attending the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village, Dhemaji, Assam. She is wearing a wrap called gene ege gasor. On her neck, she is wearing dogné. She has adorned her wrists and hair with lakpun and dokpun. She says her group performed a traditional dance called selloya at the event.
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 24 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of the traditional dance 'Éjuk soːnam'

Description: Group performance of the traditional dance 'Éjuk soːnam' at the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village. The dance is accompanied by traditional instruments, most notably éjuk tapum, traditionally made from bottle gourds and bamboo.
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 5 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of the traditional dance 'Éjuk soːnam'

Description: Group performance of the traditional dance 'Éjuk soːnam' at the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village. The dance is accompanied by traditional instruments, most notably éjuk tapum, traditionally made from bottle gourds and bamboo.
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 5 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of the traditional dance 'Sélloya'

Description: Group performance of the traditional dance 'Sélloya' at the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village depicting the Mising migration from the hills to the plains. The dance is accompanied by traditional instruments and singing where the women ask where to go and the men reply.
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 8 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of the traditional dance 'Sélloya'

Description: Group performance of the traditional dance 'Sélloya' at the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village depicting the Mising migration from the hills to the plains. The dance is accompanied by traditional instruments and singing where the women ask where to go and the men reply.
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 8 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of the traditional song 'Téréré', part 1

Description: Group performance of the traditional song 'Téréré' at the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village typically sung during marriage ceremonies. When a girl reaches the age of puberty and is ready to get married, Mising women gather in groups to sing this song.
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 9 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of the traditional song 'Téréré', part 1

Description: Group performance of the traditional song 'Téréré' at the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village typically sung during marriage ceremonies. When a girl reaches the age of puberty and is ready to get married, Mising women gather in groups to sing this song.
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of the traditional song 'Téréré', part 2

Description: Group performance of the traditional song 'Téréré' at the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village typically sung during marriage ceremonies. When a girl reaches the age of puberty and is ready to get married, Mising women gather in groups to sing this song.
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 6 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of the traditional song 'Téréré', part 2

Description: Group performance of the traditional song 'Téréré' at the Dírbí Kébang in Telam village typically sung during marriage ceremonies. When a girl reaches the age of puberty and is ready to get married, Mising women gather in groups to sing this song.
Date: October 19, 2022
Duration: 12 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about buying fish

Description: Dipok Kumar Doley asks the prices of mougli, borali, and na:réng fish at the market. The vendors list the prices and say the fish came from Gali.
Date: October 16, 2022
Duration: 21 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of a duck shelter

Description: Chandrakanta Doley describes the duck house on his family farm. In the past, he had ~20-35 ducks, but now has only 5. They roam freely during the day in a nearby pond. He says duck meat is popular in Assam, and it is traditionally either boiled or fried with a gourd and steamed until thick. He prefers the boiled preparation.
Date: October 16, 2022
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of a traditional house exterior

Description: Rebot Pegu describes the exterior of a traditional family home in Ratanpur village called sang okum or taléng okum, which is built on raised platforms. He says different types of foundations made of wood and bamboo are required to construct taléng okum, including 5 joːpong to hold up the house and smaller wooden branches placed vertically called pali kutas. He lists the levels: the lowermost is called bénér; the middle is called porpiyang; the topmost where one can sit is called piso. The roof … more
Date: October 16, 2022
Duration: 1 minute 21 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of a traditional house exterior

Description: Rebot Pegu describes the exterior of a traditional family home in Ratanpur village called sang okum or taléng okum, which is built on raised platforms. He says different types of foundations made of wood and bamboo are required to construct taléng okum, including 5 joːpong to hold up the house and smaller wooden branches placed vertically called pali kutas. He lists the levels: the lowermost is called bénér; the middle is called porpiyang; the topmost where one can sit is called piso. The roof … more
Date: October 16, 2022
Duration: 1 minute 23 seconds
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Partner: UNT College of Information
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