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)

41. Reference : PC-1-041

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | Lisu women cooking. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

42. Reference : PC-1-042

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | Lisu women returning home carrying produce from the fields. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

43. Reference : PC-1-043

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A Lisu man, the head of his family, makes offerings to ancestral spirits (Ni Tia) in his house. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

44. Reference : PC-1-044

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A Lisu woman breastfeeding her baby. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

45. Reference : PC-1-045

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A single storey Lisu house with a high platform. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

46. Reference : PC-1-046

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | Another image of a bamboo bridge across a stream, this time taken from the other side. The bridge, which shows traditional methods of construction, is based near the Lisu village of Thapha, Sobperng, Maetang District, Chiang Mai Province. Image taken in 1974. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

47. Reference : PC-1-047

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | This shelter in the center of a Lisu village is used as a meeting area and a place where both adults and children can relax. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

48. Reference : PC-1-048

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | An Akha woman carrying her baby on her back in the traditional style. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

49. Reference : PC-1-049

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | An Akha woman carrying her baby on her back whilst working in the fields. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

50. Reference : PC-1-050

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A Lisu woman returning from the fields. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand