Year 1958-1961

Scope and content :

1958-1961. The first field work trip of Moerman in Thailand. He spent almost 3 years to collected field data about the Lue society, tradition, culture, and daily life of Tai Lue community at Ban Phaed, Payao province. 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

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-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

Traditional Knowledge License : Traditional Knowledge Attribution Non-Commercial (TK A-NC)

Language : English/Thai

Script : English/Thai

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

730

Slide

41

Photograph

2433

Punchcard

51

Letter

38

Notebook

1

Typescript

1

Map

141. Reference : MM-1-16-13

| Tong would like to be a monk so he made enquiries about someone to sponsor him. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

142. Reference : MM-1-16-14

| Ordination is a holy ceremony and all the villagers usually help with preparations for the ceremony. Learning how to be a monk, and expenses incurred during the ceremony. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

143. Reference : MM-1-16-15

| The activities before the first day of Buddhist Lent. The activities of the villagers, and preparations for an offering to the monks. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

144. Reference : MM-1-16-16

| One of the monks, Coj, wants to leave the Buddhist monkhood, but some of the villagers would like him to remain in the monkhood. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

145. Reference : MM-1-16-17

| The details of joint work; including the construction of a house for the spirits, to make a dedication to the deceased. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

146. Reference : MM-1-16-18

| Maha Songkran Day was the first day of the Thai New Year. On this day villagers clean their houses, and buy supplies for making merit. A prohibition on 15 April. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

147. Reference : MM-1-16-19

| Activities on the day prior to the first day of Songkran. Preparations for the Songkran celebrations included buying supplies, making food and dessert for the new year celebrations, water-splashing, and carrying sand from the river to the temple. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

148. Reference : MM-1-16-20

| Making merit at the temple, Buddhist rituals and the activities of the villagers. Villagers brought rice and dessert to the temple, and a paper flag called a tung. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

149. Reference : MM-1-16-21

| On Songkran day, the villager's activities at home after returning from the temple. People engage in a ritual in order to ask for forgiveness from an elder or a person to whom they pay respect. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

150. Reference : MM-1-16-22

| On Songkran day, the villagers ask for forgiveness from a monk by pouring water onto the monk, and then ask for forgiveness from a village spirit and elders to whom they pay respect. Water is splashed for the entire day. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman