Freeze Q'eqchi' Tapes
Cintas de Q'eqchi' de Freeze
Object Details
| Subject Language | Q'eqchi' |
| Language PID(s) | ailla:119690 |
| Title [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Title | |
| Title | Freeze Q'eqchi' Tapes |
| Language Community | |
| Country(ies) | Guatemala |
| Place Created | Guatemala |
| Date Created | 1968-09-XX |
| Description [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Description | |
| Description | These recordings were digitized from open-reel tapes recorded by Ray Freeze in Q'eqchi' speaking communities of Guatemala. Contents: Freeze-Reel-18-a.wav -- Q'eqchi' Fall 1968 tape 1. San Juan Chamelco, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Freeze-Reel-18-b.wav -- Q'eqchi' Fall 1968 tape 1. At 4:45 an unidentified woman begins speaking. San Juan Chamelco, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Freeze-Reel-19-a.wav -- Q'eqchi' Fall 1968 tape 2. Conversations between about three men. San Juan Chamelco, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Freeze-Reel-19-b.wav -- Q'eqchi' Fall 1968 tape 2. Conversations between about three men. San Juan Chamelco, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Freeze-Reel-20-a.wav -- Q'eqchi' Fall 1968 tape 3. Monologues and conversations featuring unidentified men. San Juan Chamelco, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Freeze-Reel-20-b.wav -- Q'eqchi' Fall 1968 tape 3. Monologues and conversations featuring unidentified men. San Juan Chamelco, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Freeze-Reel-31.wav -- I - Lessons Freeze-Reel-32.wav -- II - Lessons. At around 4:00 a man begins to sing a song that may be a Q'eqchi' translation of "Silent Night". Freeze-Reel-33.wav -- III - Lessons. Text. Freeze-Reel-34.wav -- IV - Text, "The Old Days" Freeze-Reel-35.wav -- V - Caqi Pek. A trip to Escuintla. Chamelco trip. Show of respect. Freeze-Reel-36.wav -- VI - Dangers of earthquakes and owls. Sins of youth. 5:25 Vicente Maide and his wife begin a conversation "ethnoelicitation" Freeze-Reel-37.wav -- VII - Tzul Taka. Vicente and Tumin. Fat dog's maids. Freeze-Reel-38.wav -- VIII - Two Traveller Stories. Man who went in devil woman. Freeze-Reel-39.wav -- IX - Father-in-law tries to kill his hiʔ. King-da story, part one. Freeze-Reel-40.wav -- X - Princess story, part 2. What old people did with money. Dangers of pineapple eating. Dangers of turkey eating. (allergies?) Freeze-Reel-41.wav -- XI - The Test Story Freeze-Reel-42.wav -- XII - 1. end of house building, 2. long discussion of fiestas, responsabilities, etc. Freeze-Reel-43.wav -- XIII - 1. Power of masks, dancing. What must be done, what is done. 2. Some Christian junk Freeze-Reel-44.wav -- XIV Freeze-Reel-45.wav -- XV Freeze-Reel-46.wav -- XVI Freeze-Reel-47.wav -- XVII Freeze-Reel-48.wav -- XVIII Freeze-Reel-49.wav -- XIX Freeze-Reel-50-a.wav -- Pablo Tot Pa'aw tells the Coyote Rabbit Story in Q'eqchi'. Freeze-Reel-50-b.wav -- Pablo Tot Pa'aw tells the Coyote Rabbit Story in Spanish (incomplete). |
| Genres | Elicitation Narrative Educational material |
| Source Note | |
| References | |
| Contributor(s) Individual / Role | Freeze, Ray (Researcher) Tot Pa'aw, Pablo (Speaker) Maide, Vicente (Speaker) |
| Contributor(s) Corporate / Role |
