DIGITAL LIBRARY OF LAO MANUSCRIPTS

Fieldwork in Northern Laos

David Wharton
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That Siang Tueng, the most sacred religious site in Mueang Sing. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2007.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 01, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Vat Siang Cai, the main Tai Lue temple in Mueang Sing. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 02, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Peacock decorated roofs at Vat Nam Kaeo Luang, a Tai Nuea temple in Mueang Sing District. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2007.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 03, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Buddhist novices at Vat Ban Pa Toi, a Tai Nuea temple in Mueang Sing District. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2007.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 04, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Buddha image at Vat Nam Kaeo Luang, a Tai Nuea temple in Mueang Sing District. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 05, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Buddha image at Vat Yang Peng, a Tai Nuea temple in Mueang Sing District. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 06, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Buddha image at Vat Hua Khua, a Tai Nuea temple in Mueang Sing District. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 07, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Detail of a Buddha image at Vat Hua Khua, a Tai Nuea temple in Mueang Sing District. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 08, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Decorated window shutters at Vat Yang Peng, a Tai Nuea temple in Mueang Sing District. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 09, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Buddha images at a Tai Nuea temple in Mueang Sing District. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 10, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Pha Katcai image at Vat Na Kham, a Tai Nuea temple in Mueang Sing District. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 11, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Wooden Buddha images placed in a tree at a Tai Nuea temple in Mueang Sing District. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 12, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Tai Nuea vernacular texts are stored in lay houses, wrapped in cloth bags, often in the roof space. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Mueang Sing District, Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 13, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Reading from a Sio fi sio kon text in Lik Tai Nuea script, illustrating the size of Tai Nuea sa paper manuscripts. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 14, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Tai Nuea resource person with an Uppakot manuscript, on sa paper, said to have been written in Yunnan Province, China, in the mid-19th century. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 15, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Ho Yi Kham, a Tai Nuea storyteller. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2007.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 16, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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An illustrated Tai Nuea Uppakot manuscript, on sa paper, said to have been written in Yunnan Province, China, in the mid-19th century. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 17, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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An illustrated Tai Nuea Uppakot manuscript, on sa paper, said to have been written in Yunnan Province, China, in the mid-19th century, showing Lik Tai Nuea script. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 18, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Cover of an illustrated Tai Lue astrological manuscript, on sa paper, written in Mueang Sing in 2005. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 19, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Page from an illustrated Tai Lue astrological manuscript, on sa paper, written in Mueang Sing in 2005. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 20, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Blackboard with Tham Lue script at Vat Yang Peng, Muang Sing District. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2007.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 21, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Carved wooden elephant. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 22, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Former palace of the Ruler of Mueang Sing, now a local museum. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 23, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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The main street in Mueang Sing town. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 24, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Early morning street scene in Mueang Sing town. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2007.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 25, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Typical scene in Ban Pa Toi, a Tai Nuea village on the Mueang Sing plain. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 26, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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Street scene in Ban Pa Toi, a Tai Nuea village on the Mueang Sing plain. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2007.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 27, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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View over the Mueang Sing plain. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2007.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 28, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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A National Library of Laos researcher collecting information about a Tai Dam manuscript. Luang Namtha Province, 2007.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 29, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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A Tai Dam manuscript. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2007.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 30, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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A Tai Dam resource person reading a manuscript. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2007.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 31, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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A Tai Dam resource person reading a manuscript. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Luang Namtha Province, 2007.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 32, Luang Namtha

David Wharton
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The Saimungkhunlatana Ming Mueang Stupa. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Udomsai, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 33, Udomsai

David Wharton
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View of the provincial capital from the stupa. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Udomsai, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 34, Udomsai

David Wharton
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View of the surrounding countryside from the stupa. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Udomsai, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 35, Udomsai

David Wharton
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Detail from the Saimungkhunlatana Ming Mueang Stupa. National Library of Laos fieldwork. Udomsai, 2006.

Fieldwork in Northern Laos 36, Udomsai

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