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Shan-Lahu anecdote

A humorous Shan-Lahu anecdote.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The stupid son-in-law and the bonze

A traditional story about a man and a monk who find a barking deer.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Father-in-law's cold rice

A humorous anecdote about a hunter who trapped a bear with his son-in-law.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the song 'Dawn breaks over the weary travellers'

A performance of a hymn.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The son-in-law, the red ants, and the rice packet

A humorous anecdote about a father and son-in-law hunting porcupines together.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The empty coconuts

A humorous anecdote about a misunderstanding on the road.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the hymn 'God keeps me company'

A performance of a hymn about loneliness.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The merchant and the widow's daughter

A traditional story about a traveling trader trying to trick a widow.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

A liar 'kills' a bear and a mountain goat

A humorous anecdote about a man and his wife hunting.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Lahu sells wasp larvae to a Shan

A humorous anecdote about selling wasp larvae to a Shan man.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The three lazy men and the princess (Version II)

A traditional story about three traveling merchants (the lazy men) who meet a princess in a lake. They debate which of them should marry her. In this version, it is revealed that the man who rescued the princess from the lake will marry her.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Church service

A recording of a Lahu church service including hymns and sermon given by a Karen preacher in Huey Tat village. The sermon is about sin and the importance of forgiveness.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Discussion of Lahu customs; hill life vs. life in the plains

A description of social customs in Lahu villages comparing plains and hill villages. They discuss marriage customs, how the New Rice festival is celebrated by animists and Christian Lahus, and compare their customes to other groups like the Shan, Akha, and Wa.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Playing ball and spinning the top at New Year's

A recording of conversations and games at the New Rice festival. The men play a game similar to volleyball. They describe their traditional game of spinning tops where multiple players start spinning tops at once trying to hit the other tops.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The widow and the head child

A traditional story about a widow who gave birth to a child with no body, only a head.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Harvesting rice and catching crabs: struggling to survive with lazy husbands

A conversation between Lahu women about difficulty finding food. They spent all their time cultivating rice and had no time left for tending vegetable gardens or fishing. They told their husbands to hunt for meat but did not get any.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The snake and the widow's daughters (Version II)

A traditional story about a widow with several daughters who meets a shape-shifting snake. In this version, the moral of the story is explained: do not envy others.
Date: November 1965
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

I am the Way

A bible reading (John 16:27-28) and sermon about trust.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the hymn 'There the flowers do not wither'

A performance of the hymn 'There the flowers do not wither.'
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The pig and the dog

A traditional story explaining that humans treat dogs better than pigs because pigs are lazy.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The widow with a snake for a son-in-law

A traditional story about a widow with several daughters who meets a shape-shifting snake.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Year's celebrations, part 1

A description of the New Year celebration.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cleaning up the village after New Year's

A description of cleaning up after the New Year celebration.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Getting married

A description of Lahu marriage customs.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library