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)

51. Reference : MM-1-11-53

Mat khphi(when headman is sick).

| A ritual for the worship of spirits according to the Sipsongpanna tradition text. This ritual is to prevent from illness, and includes the offering and position of lying to prevent illness. | Punch card

Mat khphi(when headman is sick).

52. Reference : MM-1-11-54

Visit to ca:j sick po:co:m.

| The illness of Po Chom. | Punch card

Visit to ca:j sick po:co:m.

53. Reference : MM-1-11-55

Mariannes sore throat.

| Marianne was sick. Moerman bought a candle for the village headman to perform a ritual to remove the illness. | Punch card

Mariannes sore throat.

54. Reference : MM-1-11-56

| Visiting a patient. The ritual to worship spirits and tie around the wrist in order to remove illness. They believe that illness can be caused by the attack of a forest spirit. | Punch card

55. Reference : MM-1-11-57

Mat khwan at po: no:n.

| Mud Khwan Ritual, a ritual which removes illness. Villagers believe that everybody has khwan and if khwan flies away, they may get ill. So if people were sick, they should do the ritual in order to call for khwan. | Punch card

Mat khwan at po: no:n.

56. Reference : MM-1-11-58

Mat khwan for w of acan jot.

| Moerman accompanied Professor Yot to see the calling of a khwan ritual. | Punch card

Mat khwan for w of acan jot.

57. Reference : MM-1-11-59

The headman backache.

| The village headman had a backache, and was healed through a traditional ritual performed by using the teeth of a tiger to dispel the devil from the body. | Punch card

The headman backache.

58. Reference : MM-1-11-100

Drunkeness.

| Drinking for the cerebration of the New Year. | Punch card

Drunkeness.

59. Reference : MM-1-11-101

Opium.

| Opium trading, the price of opium, and quitting an opium addiction. | Punch card

Opium.

60. Reference : MM-1-11-102

Tobacco smoking.

| Qualification and effect of tobacco. | Punch card

Tobacco smoking.