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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Fieldwork research in Lao

| Farmers winnowing rice after the harvest in Viangxai, Houaphan province. | Photograph

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| A plentiful rice field in Houaphan province, Laos. | Photograph

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| Male and female farmers threshing rice following the harvest. | Photograph

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| Male and female farmers winnowing rice following the harvest. | Photograph

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| A bicycle is a common vehicle in upcountry Laos. | Photograph

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| The truck is loaded with passengers and goods on the route from Houaphan to Louangphrabang. (At times it had to stop off for engine repair). | Photograph

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| Kong riverside near Louang Phrabang. | Photograph

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| The villages are often settled in the highlands along the route from Xiangkhoang to Xam Nua. | Photograph

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| The tomb of French explorer Henri Mouhot in Louang Phrabang. | Photograph

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| A spirit offering at a temple in Louang Phrabang. | Photograph

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