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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

Lahu writing

Description: A description of how the Lahu developed writing by looking at foreign scripts.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 54 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Bible reading (Mark I: 1-17)

Description: A reading of the Bible, Mark I: 1-17.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 6 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Candid conversation

Description: A candid conversation with the Lahu.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 3 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

The Widow and the Pharisees, part 1

Description: The Bible story of the widow and the Pharisees. Even though the widow has very little, she offers everything she has to the church. The moral is that everyone should contribute according to their means.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 3 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

The Widow and the Pharisees, part 2

Description: The Bible story of the widow and the Pharisees. Even though the widow has very little, she offers everything she has to the church. The moral is that everyone should contribute according to their means.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 3 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional Lahu poetry

Description: A recitation of Lahu poetry.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 1 minute 04 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Explanation of poetic phrases

Description: An explanation of poetic phrases used in Lahu poetry about trees and nature describing the movement of the stars, sun, and moon.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 1 minute 07 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

How we came from Burma to Thailand

Description: A historical narrative of the Lahu's migration from Burma to Thailand describing how they survived before settling in Thailand by fishing, foraging, and offerings of tea and rice from other Lahu and Chinese villages.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 3 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Gospel phonograph records

Description: A recording of a phonograph playing gospel readings
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 22 minutes 31 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
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