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)

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| The house of high-rank social status in Tai Dam [Black Tai]. | Photograph

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| Vernacular house of Tai Dam [Black Tai] in Xiangkho. | Photograph

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| Tai Dam [Black Tai] vernacular house. On the roof top pieces of wood are crossed like buffalo horn. It shows social status as “principal” or “potentate” in the community. | Photograph

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| Tai Dam [Black Tai] children in Tai Dam [Black Tai] village near Xiangkho. | Photograph

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| The Tai Dam [Black Tai] elderly at Tai Dam [Black Tai] village near Xiangkho. | Photograph

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| The grandmother and her nephew in the Tai Dam [Black Tai] house. There is also silkworm raising and silk weaving. | Photograph

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| Tai Dam [Black Tai] woman wears wrap-around skirt (watermelon pattern as traditional style). | Photograph

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| Tai Dam [Black Tai] woman who carries umbrella is going to rice field. | Photograph

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| Tai Dam [Black Tai] woman carries harvested rice back home. | Photograph

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| Tai Dam [Black Tai] community on the road near Xiangkho. | Photograph

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