Vietnam

Scope and content :

The photographs from the fieldwork were taken during the survey of Giay people, Tai people and Cao Lan people in Lao Cai and Yen Bai provinces. The researcher conducted the fieldwork from 3 to 17 April 2002.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 106 photographs

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer : Donated by Sumit Pitiphat, 2010.

System of arrangemant : The series is divided base on the place of field work.

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)

106

2002

21. Reference : SP-1-3-21

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

| 2002 | A woman is boiling water for using in a ritual. | Photograph

by : Sumit Pitiphat

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

22. Reference : SP-1-3-22

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

| 2002 | A Giay woman is lightening incense sticks for conducting the ritual. | Photograph

by : Sumit Pitiphat

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

23. Reference : SP-1-3-23

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

| 2002 | The witch, or locally called “Ya Jim,” is beside her ritual assistant. | Photograph

by : Sumit Pitiphat

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

24. Reference : SP-1-3-24

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

| 2002 | The Giay witch is conducting the ritual for mediumship. | Photograph

by : Sumit Pitiphat

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

25. Reference : SP-1-3-25

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

| 2002 | The witch, or locally called “Ya Jim,” is smoking during the ritual for mediumship. | Photograph

by : Sumit Pitiphat

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

26. Reference : SP-1-3-26

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

| 2002 | The witch, or locally called “Ya Jim,” is inviting the spirits of the dead. | Photograph

by : Sumit Pitiphat

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

27. Reference : SP-1-3-27

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

| 2002 | The witch, or locally called “Ya Jim,” is inviting the spirits of the dead. The ritual is practiced among the people in the North of Vietnam. | Photograph

by : Sumit Pitiphat

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

28. Reference : SP-1-3-28

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

| 2002 | Thai and Vietnamese researchers gathered with Giay villagers after observing the rituals of the group. They live on the border of China and Vietnam. Giay language is classified in the Northern Tai language family. | Photograph

by : Sumit Pitiphat

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

29. Reference : SP-1-3-29

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

| 2002 | The hanging bridge over Kao River or Chan River , Hao Lo, Van Ban, Lao Cai province in the North of Vietnam. In the area the group of Tai people called “Tho” live in various villages. | Photograph

by : Sumit Pitiphat

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

30. Reference : SP-1-3-30

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province

| 2002 | Tai community located on the Kao River shore or Chan River, Hao Lo, Van Ban, Lao Cai province. Tai who are called Tho had settled in this area ever since. | Photograph

by : Sumit Pitiphat

Bat Xat , Lao Cai Province