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Performance of the hymn 'Let us dedicate our precious lives to the Lord'

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

Dividing a slaughtered pig fairly

A description of how to divide a slaughtered pig evenly. Sometimes, the one who kills the pig gets the insides and head. Otherwise, the meat from the head, intestines, and feet can be divided evenly and mixed with the other meat. This case is difficult because they want to divide one pig evenly between 58 people.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Trapping a deer in a tree

A humorous anecdote about hunting barking deer.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Lahu gives a Shan a good cursing

A humorous anecdote about a Lahu trying to curse a Shan woman.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The village headman

A description of the village headman's duties and how a headman is selected. A headman must be in their 30s, married, educated, and well-behaved. Women cannot be headmen. The whole village has to agree when a new headman is chosen. Headmen do not get paid, but can receive portions of meat from hunters (except bears and goat-antelopes). They also describe how other groups choose headmen, like animist Lahus, Akha, and Thai.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Headman's welcome to the New Rice Festival

A brief speech given by the headman to announce the New Rice festival and express gratitude for the food and guests.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Founding a new village

A description of how a new village is founded. First they scout the fields and water in the area. They look for streams to hunt and fish. They prefer the hills because the plains have a higher risk of malaria and hills have better hunting (squirrels and monkeys). There is no formal process for dividing up land; villagers build houses any place. It takes several months to set up a village, but everyone helps build houses together.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Catching crabs with granny

A humorous anecdote about catching crabs.
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 I)

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

Performance of the hymn 'I long for thee, Jerusalem'

A performance of the hymn 'I long for thee, Jerusalem.'
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

God struggles with the Titan

A creation story according to Lahu animist beliefs. Humans were told to offer the creator the first harvest of their crops, but were intercepted by the titan before they could do so. The creator and the titan fight and the titan is blown away in a large canon. The humans and animals celebrated together.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The flea and the louse

A traditional story about how fleas and lice got their shape.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Folk medicine

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

New Year's celebrations, part 2

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

Driving away the spirit of illness

A description of driving away the spirit of illness.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Building a house, part 1

A description of how to build a house.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Going fishing

A short account of a day of fishing for carp.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Jew's harp music

A recording of Jew's harp music.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Courting a girl

A description of how to court a girl.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Simple conversation

A conversation between Lahu villagers about their plans for the day.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

I'm feeling sad

A chant about a sad and lonely day, given in Red Lahu.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fantastical hunting tales

An embellished account of a hunting trip. The hunter saw animals smoking opium and killed a boar with the help of a poisonous centipede.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The orphan and the magic frog

A traditional story about an orphan who meets a magic frog. The orphan later marries the headman's daughter and has to rescue her from the frog.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The orphan's riddles and the traders

A traditional story about an orphan trying to get livestock from a Shan trader.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library