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)

111. Reference : PC-1-111

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

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

112. Reference : PC-1-112

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | Red Lahu villagers in Ban Pang Ma Yao, Praw district, Chiang Mai Province, going about their daily lives in 1984. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

113. Reference : PC-1-113

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A group of Lisu villagers are having lunch at the edge of a forest following reclamation work prior to cultivation. Shot taken at Ban Lum, Papae, Maetang district, Chiang Mai Province, in 1969. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

114. Reference : PC-1-114

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A group of Lisu villagers enjoying some postprandial relaxation at the edge of a forest. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

115. Reference : PC-1-115

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A group of Lisu women using glutinous rice to make the dessert known as Khao Puk (‘Beer Papa’ in Lisu) in preparation for worshiping ancestral spirits during the New Year ceremony in 1969. Shot taken in Ban Lum, Papae, Maetang district, Chiang Mai Province. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

116. Reference : PC-1-116

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | Red Lahu villagers in Ban Pang Fan, Praw District, Chiang Mai Province, in 1968. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

117. Reference : PC-1-117

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | Lisu children in Ban Lum, Papae, Maetang District, Chiang Mai Province, in 1969. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

118. Reference : PC-1-118

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | Lisu villagers from Ban Lum travel to Chiang Mai to visit the Hill Tribe Research Centre at Chiang Mai University in 1970. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

119. Reference : PC-1-119

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A Lisu man from Ban Lum carrying his gun and satchel back home from the fields in 1969. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

120. Reference : PC-1-120

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A Lisu girl from Ban Lum looking after her brother in 1969. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand