Ruben Cobos, recorder, 1975
Item — Box: 6, CD: 541
Scope and Contents
Nora Tafoya, b. in Colorado, has lived in New Mexico for 25 years, b. 1946. Similar to material on CD 347. Begins at 00:02 and ends at 27:48. Conversation (good recording, about Colorado, Hispanic culture, traditional jokes, stories, personal experiences, dona Cebolla, cuentos, about Mexicans in Colorado, Bilingual, codeswitch into English, Spanglish, language, joke about a man with an intellectual disability, language joke, pues or pus, semantic variation, lexical differences, home remedies, remedios, health, salud, osha, llerba del manzo, llerba de hormiga, fever treatment, llerba del oso, manzanilla, tecolote, superstitious, witches, brujas, candela to mean candle, yolk of egg on stomach of child, dancing around the child, breaking the yoke, spiderwebs to stop nose bleeds.
Dates
- 1975
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 13 boxes (12.25 cu. ft.)
Creator
- From the Collection: Cobos, Rubén (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451