Ethnic group

Scope and content :

The collection consists of 126 photographs which were taken by Prasert Chaipikusit during his social science research about hill-tribes people in Thailand. They were taken in different period of time; 1968-1970, 1974-1977, 1984-1985, and 1998 . The material is photograph of Lisu Karen Aka Lahu and Mlabri in Chiangmai, Chiangrai, Mae Hong Son, and Uthai Thani. The picture portrayed the way of life of each ethnic group; house, food, traditional costume, ceremony, agriculture, as well as belief and ritual like spirit worship and ancestral worship.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 126 photographs

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer : Donated by Prasert Chaipikusit , 2007.

System of arrangemant :

Condition governing accessible and reproduce : No restrictions on access.

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)

101. Reference : PC-1-101

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A Lisu woman returning home, carrying a satchel on her shoulder. | Photograph

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

102. Reference : PC-1-102

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A Red Lahu house built from bamboo. | Photograph

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

103. Reference : PC-1-103

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A Lahu Hor Yey temple used for rituals and to worship god on holy days. | Photograph

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

104. Reference : PC-1-104

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | The head of a Lisu family makes offerings and prays to the E Da Ma spirit to keep himself and his family safe and happy. | Photograph

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

105. Reference : PC-1-105

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | The Ar Pa Moo He spirit shrine in a Lisu village. Lisu villagers who engage in spirit worship always have a shrine in their village. | Photograph

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

106. Reference : PC-1-106

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A school in the village of Ban Bo Kaew, Samerng District, Chiang Mai Province, in 1976. | Photograph

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

107. Reference : PC-1-107

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A ground-level Lisu house in Lisu Thapha village, Papae, Maetang District, Chiang Mai, Province in 1974. | Photograph

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

108. Reference : PC-1-108

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | The Lisu village of Ban Thapha in 1974. | Photograph

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

109. Reference : PC-1-109

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | Reclamation work for the construction of Ban Thapha in 1974. | Photograph

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

110. Reference : PC-1-110

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | Karen villagers prepare offerings to worship a spirit in Banmai Klong Ang Wa, Kan Magrood, Banrai District, Uthai Thani Province, in 1976. Note the flags mounted on bamboo poles. The ritual is led by a hermit. | Photograph

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand