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)

1771. Reference : MM-1-12-244

Bartering for goods in the village

| For instance exchanging tea-leaf for banana leaf and rice for pork. | Punch card

Bartering for goods in the village

1772. Reference : MM-1-12-245

Bartering for goods in the village

| Trading rice for other goods, such as shirts, flannel, tobacco, fish and meat. | Punch card

Bartering for goods in the village

1773. Reference : MM-1-12-233

Home industry.

| Household industry and craftsmanship: rattan basket weaving, furniture making from rattan, creation of jugs for use as rice storage, glutinous rice boxes and knife wrapping. | Punch card

Home industry.

1774. Reference : MM-1-12-246

The illegal lottery among villagers

| Each number cost 25 satang (cent) to 10 baht. If the selected number won the prize, the buyer would gain 100 baht for each 25 satang that was bet. The lot was based on government lottery. | Punch card

The illegal lottery among villagers

1775. Reference : MM-1-12-247

List of goods at the Chinese (Ho) owned store

| The list of goods consists of various kinds of medicine, soap, powder, lipstick, shampoo, razor blades, hair oil, comb, lotion, perfume, toothpaste, needle, thread, scissors, thread etc | Punch card

List of goods at the Chinese (Ho) owned store

1776. Reference : MM-1-12-248

List of goods at Lue-owned store

| The list of goods consists of dessert, oil, soap, match, medicine, cigarette, needle equipment, toothpaste, powder, banana leaf with cigarettes, notebook, salt, rattan etc. | Punch card

List of goods at Lue-owned store

1777. Reference : MM-1-12-249

Shopping list at the market

| The list of Khan consists of bean, pork, and tomatoes. The shopping list of Chan consists of catfish, lettuce, tobacco, and dessert for children. | Punch card

Shopping list at the market

1778. Reference : MM-1-12-250

Structure of a Lue traditional house

| The dwelling structure of the Lue consisted of a terrace, eaves, floor, and other elements of a traditional house. | Punch card

Structure of a Lue traditional house

1779. Reference : MM-1-12-251

| The reason Moerman chose Ban Phead for fieldwork, and the method of Moerman’s search for accommodation. How to build a new house: from the purchase of wood planks from an old house and the construction of the new house on the land of the headman. The process of house building and problems encountered during construction. | Punch card

1780. Reference : MM-1-12-252

House construction

| For the construction of the house of Chansung, carpenters were hired from Chiang Ban, and other villagers also joined to assist. The ritual for construction and co-work by the villagers. | Punch card

House construction