Anthropological Archives Database

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)

1701. Reference : MM-1-12-173

Contents of cart to harvest.

| Villagers commuted to Tung Law by cart. They took necessary things such as bedclothes, kitchenware, and harvesting equipment. they built shelter during the harvesting. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Contents of cart to harvest.

1702. Reference : MM-1-12-172

Harvesting techniqes.

| The information covers winnowing of Lue and Lanna people, soaking the rice harvest, and rice threshing. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Harvesting techniqes.

1703. Reference : MM-1-12-174

Headman selld 1960 harvest & arranges 1961 plowing.

| Rice sale at a good price during a specific time period. The wage could be paid by rice crop. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Headman selld 1960 harvest & arranges 1961 plowing.

1704. Reference : MM-1-12-175

Afarmer ricemill.

| A former water-powered rice mill, the business and owner. Necessary supplies for the mill included grease, diesel oil and fuel. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Afarmer ricemill.

1705. Reference : MM-1-12-176

Rice milling.

| Fees for milling in each village were different. Comparative quantity of rice before and after milling, and the exploitation of villagers by the mill owner. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Rice milling.

1706. Reference : MM-1-12-177

Milling.

| The background of the mill owner, Muang. The milling fee. The mill would not operate on Buddhist holy day. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Milling.

1707. Reference : MM-1-12-178

Milled and tam'ed rice.

| Rice milling and pounding result in a different taste. Milled rice was usually whiter. Previously, villagers may have hired someone else to pound rice, but most of them usually pounded their own rice. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Milled and tam'ed rice.

1708. Reference : MM-1-12-179

Foot-operated mortar.

| Before the rice mill, the villagers used to use a half-milled rice and some still used it. Moerman noted how the mill was used amongst the villagers and cooked by using mortar. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Foot-operated mortar.

1709. Reference : MM-1-12-180

Rice processing.

| Pounded rice would be winnowed by a shallow tray. Currently villagers used both mortar-used milling and a rice mill for labor-saving and reduction in expense. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Rice processing.

1710. Reference : MM-1-12-181