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)

81. Reference : PC-1-081

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A Lisu village in the foothills. Such villages must be located relatively near to a source of water. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

82. Reference : PC-1-082

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | Lisu villagers dance in the New Year ceremony. Note the man playing music on the Seung, a traditional musical instrument | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

83. Reference : PC-1-083

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A Lisu girl playing with her sister. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

84. Reference : PC-1-084

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | Researchers and staff from the Hilltribe Support and Development Centre chatting and relaxing in a house in the village of Ban Ton Lung, Ban Chang, Maetang District, Chiang Mai Province, one morning in 1985. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

85. Reference : PC-1-085

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A wooden container used for steaming glutinous rice, placed on an aluminum steamer, which in turn is on a wood-powered fire. This image, from a Lisu village, was taken in 1985. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

86. Reference : PC-1-086

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A spirit altar in the village guardian spirit shrine (Ar Pa Moo He). Each cup lined up on the altar represents an individual spirit. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

87. Reference : PC-1-087

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A single storey Lisu house with a high platform, in the process of construction. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

88. Reference : PC-1-088

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | Smoked pork made from minced meat stuffed into pork gut. The pork is cured by hanging on a pole near the ceiling around the fireplace. Curing in this way preserves the meat for a month. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

89. Reference : PC-1-089

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A thatched Karen house, with a platform raised two meters from the ground. Note the woven bamboo walls and the ladder in front of the house. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

90. Reference : PC-1-090

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand

| 1968 | A impoverished Lisu house, built on the ground and with a thatched roof. | Photograph

by : Prasert Chaipikusit

Ethnic groups in northern Thailand