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)

161. Reference : MM-1-16-33

| Kaow told a story about a man who had a new wife. He tried to get rid of his children, but a dog helped the children. | Punch card

162. Reference : MM-1-16-34

| The journey from Mae Sai to Sipsongpanna. The living conditions and weather in Sipsongpanna. | Punch card

163. Reference : MM-1-16-35

| The origins of the name for 'Nong lom' village, and the name of the 'Wen' river. | Punch card

164. Reference : MM-1-16-36

| Sketches and information about the images of animals that are placed into a container called a satong for the song khro ritual. There are the ox, hawk, cat, elephant, lion, rat, Naga and tiger. | Punch card

165. Reference : MM-1-16-37

| The ritual for the provision of a satong, which is for removing illness and bad luck due to the lunar eclipse. Belief about the lunar eclipse. | Punch card

166. Reference : MM-1-16-38

| A sermon about the story of the birth of 101 children, who have the same mother. | Punch card

167. Reference : MM-1-16-39

| There are Tai Lue people in other areas as well: Chiengkham, Chiang Mai, Nan, Phrae, Lamphun, and Lampang. | Punch card

168. Reference : MM-1-16-40

| The way of life of the Yong people in Lamphun province is similar to the Yuan people in general. They don't engage in weaving, and women do not wear their hair in a bun. | Punch card

169. Reference : MM-1-16-41

| Thamachaj told folktales at a funeral, and a story of a couple. | Punch card

170. Reference : MM-1-16-42

| The villagers' life is full of competition, and children prefer not to be ordained. In the past, people always helped each other. | Punch card