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

1691. Reference : MM-1-12-162

Insecticide.

| The villagers were not in favour of insecticide because it was expensive, but utilized it if necessary. Insects generally ate the nearly ripe rice. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Insecticide.

1692. Reference : MM-1-12-163

Property rice in field.

| If a domesticated animal enters and disappears in the fields, its owner was responsible for any damages. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Property rice in field.

1693. Reference : MM-1-12-164

Rice in fields.

| According to Lue wisdom, the rainy season divided into three parts : the early phase in month 10, the middle phase in month 11 and the late phase in month 12. The farmer would guard the water level in order to avoid floods. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Rice in fields.

1694. Reference : MM-1-12-165

Rice growing in the seedbed.

| If there was not enough water in the seedbed, the seedlings would die. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Rice growing in the seedbed.

1695. Reference : MM-1-12-166

Water.

| Rain in good quantities was good for the sowing of seeds. If there was a lack of rain, crop products would decrease. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Water.

1696. Reference : MM-1-12-167

Labor.

| Labor was paid for in cash or in rice. Details about the manner in which the villagers search for a labor force and the labors in the village. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Labor.

1697. Reference : MM-1-12-168

Harvesting.

| Villagers would gather to help the neighbors harvest rice. They used a sickle for reaping, and there were other activities during that time. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Harvesting.

1698. Reference : MM-1-12-169

Harvest.

| The villagers who owned a lot of fields were unable to harvest by themselves, and would hire people to assist. Details regarding the types of sickle and rental of carts for the transport of rice. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Harvest.

1699. Reference : MM-1-12-170

Harvesting plans.

| Planning for the harvest of rice and an estimation for the wages of the labor force. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Harvesting plans.

1700. Reference : MM-1-12-171

Hiring harvest help.

| Hiring for assistance with harvest, both daily help and all season; an agreement between employer and employee; the hiring of labour for harvest was easier than hiring labor for planting. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Hiring harvest help.