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)

41. Reference : MM-1-11-43

Lue marriage.

| Mud Khwan, a wedding ceremony, is practiced by placing a white thread tight around a groom and bride's wrist by an elder. | Punch card

Lue marriage.

42. Reference : MM-1-11-44

Desertion.

| If husband left home for three years without giving his wife money or taking care of children, she can remarry. | Punch card

Desertion.

43. Reference : MM-1-11-45

Ko myang's new house.

| A house building ritual. Direction for planting the posts, a Buddhism ritual and house warming ceremony. | Punch card

Ko myang's new house.

44. Reference : MM-1-11-46

Housewarming.

| Preparation for a housewarming ceremony. Villagers are join together for the ceremony; the men are labor and the women cook. | Punch card

Housewarming.

45. Reference : MM-1-11-47

Post planting at house.

| Preparation for planting the posts in a house building ceremony. The process and equipment for the ritual. | Punch card

Post planting at house.

46. Reference : MM-1-11-48

Housewarming.

| Buddhist ritual for a housewarming ceremony. Entertainment for the participants who join the ceremony, and giving money for the house owner. | Punch card

Housewarming.

47. Reference : MM-1-11-49

Censung housewarming.

| A housewarming ceremony and equipment for the rituals - Buddhist and traditional rituals. Activities in the ceremony including: expenses, list of participants, a sketch of the house, and topics of conversation. | Punch card

Censung housewarming.

48. Reference : MM-1-11-50

Housebuilding rites, contd.

| House building rites. A book delineating the good and bad positions within a village. The book also gives a proper time of each day for house construction. The ritual for the planting of the post and the angle at which it should be planted. | Punch card

Housebuilding rites, contd.

49. Reference : MM-1-11-51

Housewarming of Cang.

| A chang house warming ceremony. A parade and process for the traditional ceremony, and a list of people who do chap Lue (Lue traditional music). | Punch card

Housewarming of Cang.

50. Reference : MM-1-11-52

| List and price of items used for a house warming ceremony. | Punch card