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)

1801. Reference : MM-1-12-273

Building sala ngen granary roof.

| The villagers helped to re-roof the granary, and there are details about the roofing process. The owner invited guests for a meal. | Punch card

Building sala ngen granary roof.

1802. Reference : MM-1-12-274

Centaphom builds a granary.

| Centaphom bought an old granary from Cen to construct a new one behind his house. He used eight carts to carry the wood planks. There were offerings and rituals according to traditional beliefs. | Punch card

Centaphom builds a granary.

1803. Reference : MM-1-12-275

M.Kham's granary.

| Maikham built a new granary with the support of the neighbors. He invited them for food, and prepared offerings for the spirits. | Punch card

M.Kham's granary.

1804. Reference : MM-1-12-276

No:n moves out of her house.

| When Nown sells the house he would build a new one, and transfer all the items from the old house to the new one, as part of the history of an old house in land trading. | Punch card

No:n moves out of her house.

1805. Reference : MM-1-12-277

Post planting the phu ho house.

| The transfer of logs for use as house-posts, the rites for the piling of house-posts and equipment to ritual procession. | Punch card

Post planting the phu ho house.

1806. Reference : MM-1-12-278

House terms.

| Style of Ampawn's house, there was palai [tern]; there was no palai for some houses. The house with a verandah, khotop and ho khom. | Punch card

House terms.

1807. Reference : MM-1-12-279

House construction

| The wages of carpenters for house building. They were paid in alcohol and eggs, and others whose fee was determined by the complexity of the work and working time | Punch card

House construction

1808. Reference : MM-1-12-280

House construction

| Phom moves to Ban Phaed buying an old house with which to construct a new one. He used 11 carts to transfer the posts and equipment for construction. There were villagers to assist. He intended not to stay with his wife. | Punch card

House construction

1809. Reference : MM-1-12-281

Headman makes a hood for his cart.

| The headman searched for bamboo with which to construct the hood structure of his cart. The information relates hood-making, structure-binding, and utilization of a mat for the hood of cart. | Punch card

Headman makes a hood for his cart.

1810. Reference : MM-1-12-282

Phom moves back home from Chiang Ban.

| Phom was quarrelling with his brother, so he decided return to Ban Phaed. | Punch card

Phom moves back home from Chiang Ban.