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Lahu Tape 1

Lahu narratives, songs, poems, and Bible readings.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lahu Tape 7

Lahu narratives, jokes, and songs.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lahu Tape 11

Lahu music and narratives.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

God bless this meeting!

A blessing and sermon about future plans for the Lahu Christian community.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

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

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]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

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

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]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The tiger in the tobacco pouch

A humorous anecdote about asking a Shan man for tobacco.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Remarks on the Lahu

A historical narrative describing the migration of the Lahu people from Yunnan, China to Burma, and later to Thailand.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Building a house

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]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The blind man and the cripple

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
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

How woman got her clitoris

A traditional story about how woman got her clitoris during the creation of humans.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a hymn

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

In unity there is strength (Version II)

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]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the song of reconciliation between brother and sister

A performance of a song about siblings reconciling after a dispute over dividing up meat.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The trickster and the traders

A traditional story about a trickster who trades an old pumpkin for a mule.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of two songs

A performance of two Lahu songs.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Getting older

A performance of a song about an elder who likes to cook.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Edifying text

A lesson from a Lahu elder.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Welcome to Shatodo village

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]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

When we go hunting

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]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a Kachin song

A performance of a Kachin song.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Granny gets smeared with mud

A performance of a song about Granny slipping in mud while drying rice.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

What is a Christian?

A sermon about how Christians should behave, ending in a hymn.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monkey hunting

A description of how Lahus hunt monkeys, ending with a song.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library