Year 1962-1966

Scope and content :

1962-1966. This series consist of 187 records of punch card, letter, and postcard. These materials are from the second field work trip of Moerman in Thailand. He revisited Ban Phaed, Payao province to collect additional field data.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 187 records of punch card, letter, and postcard.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer : Donated by Michael Moerman, 2005.

System of arrangemant : The series is divided base on the periods of field work in Thailand.

Condition governing accessible and reproduce : Some restriction on access. To respect in intellectual property right, the original material (hard copy) may not allowed to access. Please contact staff if you need more information.

Creative Commons License : Attribution (CC BY)

Traditional Knowledge License : Traditional Knowledge Attribution (TK A)

Language : English/Thai

Script : English/Thai

Rule or convention : Collection, series and file level description based on ISAD(G)

154

Punchcard

31

Letter

2

Postcard

101. Reference : MM-1-17-125

Eating.

| 25 June 1965 - Women wash their hands with a lemon before eating. Seng and hired women eat in the shed. The meal consists of steamed beans, namphrik (chili paste), ong, and kaeng wun. The hired boy eats separately. Closely related women eat off the same leaf, but hired laborers have a leaf of their own. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Eating.

102. Reference : MM-1-17-126

Membership.

| 25 June 1965 – A Northern Thai man is married to Maethaw Kew's daughter. On several occasions, people have ridiculed the speech of Pu Pe when discussing Moerman's imperfect Lue. Mae Kham and Pai Kham are the only northern Thai speakers in family. Nan Wan has lived among the Lue for a long time and can speak the language, even though his wife is Tai. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Membership.

103. Reference : MM-1-17-127

Courting.

| 26 June 1965 - Man plays the “pi” (a kind of flute) when courting. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Courting.

104. Reference : MM-1-17-129

Conversation.

| 26 June 1965 - Seng looks at Cum rather a lot during Cum's various narratives. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Conversation.

105. Reference : MM-1-17-130

Farming.

| 27 June 1965 - Three thang of seed can produce 300 hap of rice. An old couple is hired to watch over the dam near Hong Med for Bt600 per year. The farmers get together 5 rai of land to build a cement dam. Ke Jot is “nai fai” (in charge of the dam). Farm land sells for Bt600 per rai, while forest land or high fields sell for Bt200-300 per rai. Seng goes daily to water the seedbeds. The beginning of the season saw abundant rainfall, so people were able to start farming early. However, the rains then stopped, which led to water shortages and competition for water. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Farming.

106. Reference : MM-1-17-131

Evidence.

| 27 June 1965 - When a death occurs in Chiang Ban, every house collects Bt2-3 for those who have died. Visitors bring money, and close relatives provide a lot of help. Seng expresses concern that with the increasing number of deaths, people are being called on to provide more money | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Evidence.

107. Reference : MM-1-17-132

Sio.

| 27 June 1965 - Moerman was born in the same year as Ma, so they are “sio” (friends). Moerman calls Ly “po sio” and Ly' s wife “me sio”. So Ly is sio with Marieanne (Moerman's wife). | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Sio.

108. Reference : MM-1-17-133

Gifts.

| 27 June 1965 - Sai brings Moerman a flashlight but he is very concerned that there won’t be enough batteries. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Gifts.

109. Reference : MM-1-17-134

Economics.

| 27 June 1965 - Nan Bun’s son asks for permission from Me Seng to pick some vegetables. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Economics.

110. Reference : MM-1-17-137

Gossip.

| 27 June 1965 - Chum said he lost a lot of money gambling so he has to ask for loans of money from almost every house in Ban Dung. Moerman grumbles a bit about not knowing whether or not the headman will bring his batteries to town. Po Seng says that the headman is unreliable if he has been drinking. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Gossip.