Oral history interview with Tibetan woman at Pala Manor (Tibet), 2000

 

Title
Oral history interview with Tibetan woman at Pala Manor (Tibet), 2000
Abstract
Interview with a Tibetan woman named Dekyi (Tib. Bde skyid), who worked as a servant (Tib. yog po) on the estate of the Pala Family (Tib. Pha lha ; also Phalha or Palha); start of footage includes scenes from the Pala Manor (Pha lha manor), the kitchen, etc., and brief interview with son of woman who worked as a water-carrier at Pala Manor. Young baby wears Cultural Revolution-era style button. Fu ll family is assembled. Also includes footage of Dekyi spinning wool, filling the water-offering bowls at the estate house, remarks about the Panchen Lama and her gratitude for the Communist Party, and description of hardships. Last section is footage of Gyantse, men and women shearing sheep, etc.
Collection Name
Sino-Tibetan Oral History Project
Subjects
Household employees; Women, Tibetan; Tibetans; Social conditions; Wool industry; Jiangzi Xian (China); Bde-skyid (servant); Phalha Family
Format
video recordings; oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2000
Physical Description
2 video files (Part 1: 63 minutes; Part 2: 63 minutes)
Note
Content labeled Tape 11 and Tape 12 on original time-coded shotlist.
Note (Language)
Interview in Tibetan, with some English translation.
Note (Funding)
Digitized with funding by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.
Language
English; Tibetan
Library Location
C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University
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Catalog Record
7202483
Also In
Tibetan Studies Special Collections at Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-cg4f-xd83