Lao

Scope and content :

This series consists of 215 photographs from Sumit Pitiphat's anthropological fieldwork in Laos. They are about Tai people in Louangnamtha, Houaphan, Muang Sing, Xiangkho, Viantien, Louangphrabang, Xiangkhoang, Xam Nua, Phônsavan, Sop Hao, and Sop Aed. The ethnic group of people appear on this series are Tai Lue, Tai Dam,Tai Daeng, Khmu ,Yuan, and Puan. The picture portrayed the way of life of people such as traditional costume, rice farming, cultivation, weaving, food, vernacular house, habitation, transportation, trading etc.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 215 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)

1. Reference : SP-1-1-6

Fieldwork research in Lao

| Tai Lue villagers helping improve the roads in the village of Ban Na Kham, Muang Sing. | Photograph

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2. Reference : SP-1-1-7

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| Tai Lue villagers helping improve the roads in the village of Ban Na Kham, Muang Sing. | Photograph

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3. Reference : SP-1-1-8

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| Women came to participate in the development of the village workers in Na Kham, Muang Sing. | Photograph

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4. Reference : SP-1-1-3

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| A Tai Lue novice at Wat Na Kham, Ban Na Kham, and Muang Sing (It was popular for Lue boys to be ordained into Buddhism). | Photograph

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5. Reference : SP-1-1-4

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| A Tai Lue novice at Wat Na Kham, Ban Na Kham, and Muang Sing (It was popular for Lue boys to be ordained into Buddhism). | Photograph

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6. Reference : SP-1-1-5

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| Tai Lue villagers helping extend the road in the village of Ban Na Kham, Muang Sing. | Photograph

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7. Reference : SP-1-1-1

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| An antique shop owner located along a street in the town of Louangnamtha. | Photograph

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8. Reference : SP-1-1-2

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| A Tai Lue family in the village of Ban Nam Tung, Laos. | Photograph

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9. Reference : SP-1-1-9

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| Fields between the valley, close to Muang Sing. | Photograph

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10. Reference : SP-1-1-10

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| A Tai Dam [Black Tai] woman is showing the he (long shirt), which is used in the rituals of the Tai Dam in Laos and Vietnam. (Louangnamtha had many Tai Dam villages. Most had immigrated from Vietnam, and crossed the border to settle in Laos). | Photograph

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