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)

730

Slide

41

Photograph

2433

Punchcard

51

Letter

38

Notebook

1

Typescript

1

Map

881. Reference : MM-1-18-57

Buddhist Sabbath

| May 10, 1960. Moerman and Mary Ann observed the daily life of residents. For example, mEthaw Kham was starching skeins of white cloth. Saj carted bamboo back home and so on. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Buddhist Sabbath

882. Reference : MM-1-18-58

market

| May 11, 1960. Every day women from Myang brought vegetables and meat from the market to trade for rice in the village. May 17, 1960. Women from Ban Van carried vegetables and rice to sell at the market. June 8, 1960. Eight women from Ban Phaed went to the market to buy Khamkin (?). If there was no money, they would trade rice for Khamkin (?). | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

market

883. Reference : MM-1-18-59

Funeral of kEw

| May 28, 1960. People in the villages helped prepare things to be used for the funeral of kEw, such as wood, nails and colored papers used for decorating the coffin and coffin cart, etc. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Funeral of kEw

884. Reference : MM-1-18-60

gossip

| June 27-28 and 30, 1965. Moerman collected information about the village headman. Many villagers told him that when the headman was drunk, he usually had bad conduct. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

gossip

885. Reference : MM-1-18-61

Ordination

| June 16. The ordination of Sicaj was held at his home. There were not many villagers to assist. Some helped make kwa kaeb [cracker which was made of rice – translator] or to make candles. June 19. Traditionally those who were ordained might stay at the temple for three nights before the ceremony. But currently people would spend only one night because they did not want to lose time earning their living. During the ceremony, the incense smoke floating above the offerings invited Thewada [deities - translator] to accept their oblation. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Ordination

886. Reference : MM-1-18-62

farm labor

| June 12, 1960. Lot hired men from Ban wEn to work his fields, their wages cost 30 hap of rice [picul – translator]. July 16, 1960. Lot employed five people to move seedlings for a week, paying their wages to carry the 30 picul of rice. Sala ngen hired 15 people to work his fields, only four of those hired came. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

farm labor

887. Reference : MM-1-18-63

Land tenure

| June 9, 1960. Kham was one of the first group to reclaim the land in ‘tunglo:ng’ since B.E. 2491. At present the farmland in this area had become important. Many tractors were used for plowing. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Land tenure

888. Reference : MM-1-18-64

Old times trade

| June 9, 1960. In the past the transportation of goods was very difficult. People carted rice to sell at the town of Phayao and then brought back various products to sell. It required 15 days to return home. But after the truck became a popular method of transportation, the transport of products became faster. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Old times trade

889. Reference : MM-1-18-65

Offer sacrifices to a spirit

| June 5, 1960. Six or seven years ago mE kEw and mE sEng invited phi [spirit - translator] in order to ask why their daughter was sick. The spirit which had brought the disease was a ‘disease spirit’. This was why every year they had to offer sacrifices to this spirit, so it would not bring disease to family members. The spirit was descended through the matrilinear line. June 6, 1960. ‘Liang Phi’ ceremony at the south of Ban Dung. The majority of young people were involved in the preparations: such as Lab [minced meat with vegetable and chili – translator], alcohol, and oblation | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Offer sacrifices to a spirit

890. Reference : MM-1-18-66

Daily events

| June 4, 10, 16, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27 29 and 30, 1960. Moerman collected information on the daily life of people. For example, first, people gathered rice to sell at the town of Phayao. Second, a new tobacco factory at the end of the village employed people in the village. Third, the chief district officer went on an inspection tour of the border. Fourth, villagers were at the meeting for the donation of goods and money to hospitals and schools. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Daily events