Video Clip 1: Carter D Holton of the Christian Missionary Alliance.

Carter D. Holton (1901-1973), a missionary in northwest China until leaving in 1949, made these films in...

Collection: Carter D Holton Collection

Institution: Department of Social Anthropology

Created: Thu 6 Jan 2011

This video shows Bang smad Village’s New Year celebrations, including horse racing, a comedy performance, a circle dancing performance by all villagers, and song performances....

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Thu 7 Feb 2013

This video shows Bang smad Village’s New Year celebrations, including horse racing, a comedy performance, a circle dancing performance by all villagers, and song performances....

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Tue 5 Feb 2013

This video contains footage of the summer picnic in Bang smad Village in July 2011. It includes footage of games, songs, dances, and the village environment.

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Fri 8 Feb 2013

People generally sing this song antiphonally between a group of men and a group of women during celebratory gatherings. The lyrics to this song say, "This is the best place in the...

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Mon 13 Aug 2012

This song is sung antiphonally between men and women while dancing at celebratory gatherings and festivals. The lyrics state that the cuckoo is considered an auspicious and lucky...

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Mon 13 Aug 2012

This song can be sung while dancing at any celebratory gathering. The lyrics describe a happy deer family living in a happy valley. 在任何节日和庆祝聚会上都可以唱这首歌,歌词中叙述了 快乐的鹿一家生活在欢乐的山谷里。

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Mon 13 Aug 2012

This song is sung antiphonally between men and women while dancing at celebratory gatherings and festivals. 男子和女子们在节日和庆祝聚会上轮流唱这首歌的同时 跳舞。

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Mon 13 Aug 2012

This song shows people's love and respect for nature and also praises singing and dancing. This song may be sung while dancing at any celebratory gatherings or festivals....

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Mon 13 Aug 2012

This song is thought to be 500 hundred years old. It may be sung at any festivals or celebratory gatherings. This song states where there is golden mountain, there is also a...

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Tue 14 Aug 2012

People usually sing this song during festivals and celebratory gatherings but may also sing it whenever they are happy. The lyrics discuss the merits of different seasons....

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Mon 13 Aug 2012

Several people dance in a circle among a crowd of guests while singing this song, which may be sung at any celebratory gathering.
几个人在观众的中间跳锅庄的同时唱着这首歌。这首歌可以在 任何庆祝节日上演唱。

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Mon 6 Aug 2012

This song is thought to be old, though locals do not know how old. It was popular at the turn of the twentyfirst century, but was seldom heard in 2008.
这首歌认为有点老，本地人虽不知道这首歌有多旧,...

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Tue 7 Aug 2012

This song is sung during lama's visits and at funerals. The mantra Om mani padme hum is sung for protection.
当喇嘛到来的时候和在葬礼上唱这首歌。唵嘛呢叭咪吽这个咒 语能保佑平安。

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Tue 7 Aug 2012

The lyrics state, "Sheep wool is smooth in the fourth lunar month, the time when adults are happy. Female yaks are full of milk in the fifth lunar month, the time when singers are...

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Tue 7 Aug 2012

This song may be sung to delight guests at any celebratory gathering.
在任何的庆祝聚会上唱这首歌使客人们高兴快乐。

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Tue 7 Aug 2012

This song may be sung at any celebratory gathering. It praises Lha sa's Jo bo Buddha image and holy lake Ma pam g.yu mtsho. This song is thought to be very old. Few people sang it...

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Tue 7 Aug 2012

This song is sung to praise the earth and one's parents. It may be sung at any celebratory gatherings and festivals.
这首歌赞扬土地和父母.在任何的庆祝聚会和节日的时候都可以 这首歌。

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Tue 7 Aug 2012

The lyrics express the wish that antelopes will eat grass, leopards and tigers eat fruit, and that families will be happy together. This song is sung at weddings and during New...

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Tue 7 Aug 2012

The lyrics say, "The sun rising above the mountaintop is not the sun, it is the lama. The moon rising over the mid-slopes of the mountain is not the moon, it is the leader. The...

Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Tue 7 Aug 2012