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Description of healing rituals and remedies
Mr. Tshering introduces himself and explains how long he has been performing rituals, the cause of various diseases, and remedies for stomach aches. He also talks about his marriage life and resettlement.
Date:
July 14, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of healing rituals for serious patients
Mr. Tshering describes how to cure a serious patient using various rituals including preparing an elaborate feast, offering jewelry, and dressing as ransom to get back the soul of the patient.
Date:
July 14, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of healing rituals and remedies
Mr. Tshering introduces himself and explains how long he has been performing rituals, the cause of various diseases, and remedies for stomach aches. He also talks about his marriage life and resettlement.
Date:
July 14, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of healing rituals for serious patients
Mr. Tshering describes how to cure a serious patient using various rituals including preparing an elaborate feast, offering jewelry, and dressing as ransom to get back the soul of the patient.
Date:
July 14, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of appeasement rituals for spirits and ghosts
Mr. Tshering describes how to appease spirits and ghosts with wine, water, and smoke. He uses the count of the rosary to determine remedies for sickness. During the process, he recites the Buddha mantra.
Date:
July 14, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of appeasement rituals for spirits and ghosts
Mr. Tshering describes how to appease spirits and ghosts with wine, water, and smoke. He uses the count of the rosary to determine remedies for sickness. During the process, he recites the Buddha mantra.
Date:
July 14, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of Mamo Zomsa prediction
Mr. Tshering describes the practice Mamo Zomsa (gathering all ghosts) which uses astrology and a rosary to determine the cause of a sickness. The rosary indicates the astrological predictions with different numbers: 3 for sickness caused by the union of Mamo and his family, or 5 for those caused by the Mamo family and servants.
Date:
July 14, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of Mamo Zomsa prediction
Mr. Tshering describes the practice Mamo Zomsa (gathering all ghosts) which uses astrology and a rosary to determine the cause of a sickness. The rosary indicates the astrological predictions with different numbers: 3 for sickness caused by the union of Mamo and his family, or 5 for those caused by the Mamo family and servants.
Date:
July 14, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of fever and body ache causes and remedies
Mr. Tshering describes how he performs divination using the rosary to locate where a person has lost their soul, and who has taken the soul. The count of every rosary indicates different directions, people, things, and events that may cause heavy fever and body ache. Mr. Tshering is originally from Rolam village, and stayed in Thragom village after his second marriage.
Date:
July 14, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of fever and body ache causes and remedies
Mr. Tshering describes how he performs divination using the rosary to locate where a person has lost their soul, and who has taken the soul. The count of every rosary indicates different directions, people, things, and events that may cause heavy fever and body ache. Mr. Tshering is originally from Rolam village, and stayed in Thragom village after his second marriage.
Date:
July 14, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of stomach pain causes and remedies
Mr. Tshering describes how to cure stomach pain caused by malicious spirits. He uses astrological methods to determine if the patient needs modern medical services or needs to appease the spirits to address the pain. Mr. Tshering is originally from Rolam village, and stayed in Thragom village after his second marriage. This recording was made in the evening after the day's work.
Date:
July 14, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of stomach pain causes and remedies
Mr. Tshering describes how to cure stomach pain caused by malicious spirits. He uses astrological methods to determine if the patient needs modern medical services or needs to appease the spirits to address the pain. Mr. Tshering is originally from Rolam village, and stayed in Thragom village after his second marriage. This recording was made in the evening after the day's work.
Date:
July 14, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tape 908 Side A
Traditional musical performances and chanting.
Date:
August 14, 1972
Creator:
Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods, part 1
Uday Chand Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 70 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
October 14, 2022
Creator:
Barman, Animesh
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of Baikho ritual chants
Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date:
May 14, 2023
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of Baikho ritual chants
Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date:
May 14, 2023
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of Baikho ritual chants
Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date:
May 14, 2023
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of Baikho ritual chants
Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date:
May 14, 2023
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative 'Marikay aro Rangkhop'
Jontri Cherenga tells the traditional narrative 'Marikay aro Rangkhop' about how the clouds and sky were created.
Date:
May 14, 2023
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of Baikho ritual chants and traditional narratives
Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival and tells traditional narratives. The Baikho festival celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date:
May 14, 2023
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative 'Hiti aru Abatgiri'
Jontri Cherenga tells the traditional narrative 'Hiti aru Abatgiri' about a farmer and an elephant.
Date:
May 14, 2023
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a Chorei love song
Performance of a traditional song in Chorei. The singer is about 80 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
October 14, 2013
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the traditional song 'Dikna la'
Group performance of the traditional song Dikna la, a love song typically sung at weddings. This version has lyrics in Sakachep and Chorei and is accompanied by traditional instruments and dancing.
Date:
October 14, 2013
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reading of basic word list, part 2
Reading of a basic word list in Sakachep. Words from multiple semantic domains are given in alphabetical order by English gloss. Each word is repeated three times in isolation by Rebecca Sakachep, a native speaker who is 17 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
September 14, 2013
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library