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)

281. Reference : MM-1-14-24

Habitual customs and etiquette.

| Food preparation for members of the family. Seating order for meals and the reception of guests. | Punch card

Habitual customs and etiquette.

282. Reference : MM-1-14-25

Social life of the individual.

| Daily activities undertaken by villagers, the kinds of work carried out by men and women, cooking and recreation. | Punch card

Social life of the individual.

283. Reference : MM-1-14-26

Fireplace.

| The differences between fireplaces in old style houses and in modern houses. | Punch card

Fireplace.

284. Reference : MM-1-14-27

Recreation other than conversation.

| Recreation in the community: playing the mouth organ, courting, story telling and singing traditional songs (kap lue) | Punch card

Recreation other than conversation.

285. Reference : MM-1-14-28

Cleanliness.

| Excretion and washing by children and adults. Men urinate. | Punch card

Cleanliness.

286. Reference : MM-1-14-29

Communal, fishing.

| 13 November 11959 – Communal fishing at Nong Ang. People from the village and nearby villages are brought together for this event. | Punch card

Communal, fishing.

287. Reference : MM-1-14-30

Candle-making bee.

| Making candles for Donchai temple at Carun's house. The process of making candles. | Punch card

Candle-making bee.

288. Reference : MM-1-14-31

Tham bu:n for a sick child (Boy)

| Ritual for a sick child. Buddhist ritual, participants, food and seating. | Punch card

Tham bu:n for a sick child (Boy)

289. Reference : MM-1-14-32

Harvesting implements

| Harvesting implements, their quality and function. | Punch card

Harvesting implements

290. Reference : MM-1-14-33

Rice harvesting (dry rice)Oct 14 th sopwe:n village

| Rice harvesting in Ban Sop Wen. The process of reaping and threshing. Farmers remain in their fields overnight to prevent the rice from being stolen | Punch card

Rice harvesting (dry rice)Oct 14 th sopwe:n village