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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

Lahu Tape 7

Description: Lahu narratives, jokes, and songs.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 58 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Lahu Tape 11

Description: Lahu music and narratives.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 38 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

God bless this meeting!

Description: A blessing and sermon about future plans for the Lahu Christian community.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

The smoker and the non-smoker dispute a pipe (Version I)

Description: A humorous anecdote about a stolen pipe wherein both the non-smoker and the smoker are asked to fill the pipe to determine the rightful owner.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 2 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

The smoker and the non-smoker dispute a pipe (Version II)

Description: A humorous anecdote about a stolen pipe wherein both the non-smoker and the smoker are asked to fill the pipe to determine the rightful owner.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

The tiger in the tobacco pouch

Description: A humorous anecdote about asking a Shan man for tobacco.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 56 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

The blind man and the cripple

Description: A traditional story about a blind man and a man with a broken leg who were healed by a fortune teller.
Date: March 9, 1965
Duration: 2 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

How woman got her clitoris

Description: A traditional story about how woman got her clitoris during the creation of humans.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a hymn

Description: A performance of a hymn.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 5 minutes 08 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

The trickster and the traders

Description: A traditional story about a trickster who trades an old pumpkin for a mule.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 1 minute 07 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of two songs

Description: A performance of two Lahu songs.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 1 minute 18 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Getting older

Description: A performance of a song about an elder who likes to cook.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 28 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Edifying text

Description: A lesson from a Lahu elder.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 1 minute 45 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

Performance of a Kachin song

Description: A performance of a Kachin song.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 28 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Granny gets smeared with mud

Description: A performance of a song about Granny slipping in mud while drying rice.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

What is a Christian?

Description: A sermon about how Christians should behave, ending in a hymn.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 1 minute 17 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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