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)

31. Reference : MM-1-11-33

Wedding and new households.

| A wedding, which is only acknowledged by senior relatives, is called song khuey. A man who is old or remarries usually has a song khuey ceremony. | Punch card

Wedding and new households.

32. Reference : MM-1-11-34

Ho husbands.

| A Chinese husband always takes care of his wife very well. He has his own labor, whereas a Lue husband expects his wife to do several types of work. | Punch card

Ho husbands.

33. Reference : MM-1-11-35

Chice of marriage partner.

| Choosing a spouse by a woman and the parent. The way to problem solve when a parent does not accept the couple. | Punch card

Chice of marriage partner.

34. Reference : MM-1-11-36

Starting a new household.

| Collecting pillows, mattresses, and a mat, by a man and women is in preparation for having their own family. House construction and budget. | Punch card

Starting a new household.

35. Reference : MM-1-11-37

residentce.

| The residence taken up after marriage depends on the labor requirement of a man or woman's family. House construction. | Punch card

residentce.

36. Reference : MM-1-11-38

marriages

| Tai Lue marriages are forbidden in the rainy season. | Punch card

marriages

37. Reference : MM-1-11-39

Insest.

| Family has to monitor an incest. | Punch card

Insest.

38. Reference : MM-1-11-40

Non-marital sex

| The marital status between a husband and his wife after marriage. Wives can complain about a husband if he does something wrong. | Punch card

Non-marital sex

39. Reference : MM-1-11-41

Marriage of our Pawn sister.

| The marriage of Pawn's sister. Moreman observed that the Tai Lue from Phalat usually marry Northern Thai people. | Punch card

Marriage of our Pawn sister.

40. Reference : MM-1-11-42

Marriage arrangement.

| Proposing marriage. Attitude towards finding a partner. | Punch card

Marriage arrangement.