DIGITAL LIBRARY OF LAO MANUSCRIPTS
Other Preservation of Lao Manuscripts Programme Fieldwork
Harald Hundius
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The Katamtok Waterfall. Attapue Province, 1998.
Waterfall, Attapue
Harald Hundius
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Old stone temple building. Attapue Province, 1998.
Temple building, Attapue
Harald Hundius
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At a basi blessing ceremony after preservation work. Attapue Province, 1998.
Blessing ceremony 01, Attapue
Harald Hundius
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At a basi blessing ceremony after preservation work. Attapue Province, 1998.
Blessing ceremony 02, Attapue
Harald Hundius
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An elaborately decorated thammat or elevated seat for giving Buddhist sermons and homilies. Attapue Province, 1998.
Thammat, Attapue
Harald Hundius
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Musicians from the Oi ethnic group. Attapue Province, 1998.
Local musicians, Attapue
Harald Hundius
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Close up of an Oi musician playing the khaen thuan. Attapue Province, 1998.
Khaen musician, Attapue
Harald Hundius
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National Radio journalists visiting PLMP fieldwork. Attapue Province, 1998.
Journalists, Attapue
Harald Hundius
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Partcipants at the PLMP Orientation Workshop. Salavan Province, 1999.
PLMP Orientation Workshop, Salavan
Harald Hundius
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A rural village scene. Salavan Province, 1999.
Village scene, Salavan
Harald Hundius
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Traditional weaving of cotton cloth, using a 'waist-loom.' Salavan Province, 1999.
Weaving, Salavan
Harald Hundius
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Children at the window of a woven bamboo house. Salavan Province, 1999.
Children, Salavan
Harald Hundius
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Aerial view showing rice fields with bomb craters. Siang Khuang Province, 1998.
Aerial view, Siang Khuang
Harald Hundius
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Participants at the PLMP Orientation Workshop. Siang Khuang Province, 1998.
PLMP Orientation Workshop 01, Siang Khuang
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Participants at the PLMP Orientation Workshop. Siang Khuang Province, 1998.
PLMP Orientation Workshop 02, Siang Khuang
Harald Hundius
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Ruins of the That Fun Stupa, built in 1576. Mueang Khun, Siang Khuang Province, 1998.
That Fun, Siang Khuang
Harald Hundius
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View of temple and school, near the U River. Mueang Khua, Phongsali Province, 1997.
Mueang Khua, Phongsali
Harald Hundius
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Participants at the PLMP Orientation Workshop. Mueang Khua, Phongsali Province, 1997.
PLMP Orientation Workshop, Phongsali
Harald Hundius
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Instruments for astrological calculations. Mueang Khua, Phongsali Province, 1997.
Astrological tools, Phongsali
Harald Hundius
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A wooden footbridge spanning the U River. Phongsali Province, 1997.
Footbridge, Phongsali
Harald Hundius
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Smiling local women in Mueang Khua. Phongsali Province, 1997.
Local women, Phongsali
Harald Hundius
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Local onlookers in Mueang Khua. Phongsali Province, 1997.
Local children 01, Phongsali
Harald Hundius
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Local children in Mueang Khua. Phongsali Province, 1997.
Local children 02, Phongsali
Harald Hundius
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Smiling local children in Mueang Khua. Phongsali Province, 1997.
Local children 03, Phongsali
Harald Hundius
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Temple building with multi-tiered wooden roof. Savannakhet Province, 2003.
Temple building, Savannakhet
Harald Hundius
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Monk's dwelling, with local children. Savannakhet Province, 2003.
Monk's dwelling, Savannakhet
Harald Hundius
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Detail from an elaborate holder for votive candles, showing Rahu swallowing the Moon. Location unknown, 2003.
Candle holder 01, Location unknown
Harald Hundius
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Detail from an elaborate holder for votive candles, showing the heads of Nagas. Location unknown, 2003.
Candle holder 02, Location unknown
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Reading a palm-leaf manuscript to the younger generation. Location unknown.
Reading a manuscript, Location unknown
Harald Hundius
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A group of Tai Lue children welcoming PLMP fieldworkers. Northern Laos.
Tai Lue children, Northern Laos
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Cleaning a painted manuscript chest. Location unknown.
Cleaning a manuscript chest, Location unknown
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Unwrapped secular palm-leaf manuscripts with wooden covers stored by hanging on the wall of a lay person's house. Location unknown.
Hanging manuscripts. Location unknown
Harald Hundius
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Cupboard used to store palm-leaf manuscripts and other items, showing lack of proper maintenance. Location unknown.
Manuscript cupboard 01, Location unknown
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Cupboard used to store unwrapped palm-leaf manuscripts, showing a lack of proper maintenance. Location unknown.
Manuscript cupboard 02, Location unknown
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PLMP staff sorting and identifying dissembled palm-leaf folios during the initial phase of preservation work. Vientiane Province.
Sorting manuscripts 01, Vientiane
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Local volunteers sorting through a heap of dissembled palm-leaf folios. Location unknown.
Sorting manuscripts 02, Location unknown
Harald Hundius
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Detail of a pile of palm-leaf folios damaged by fire. Location unknown.
Damaged manuscripts, Location unknown.
Harald Hundius
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A selection of partly damaged paper manuscripts, with Tham Lao and Thai scripts. Southern Laos.
Paper manuscripts, Southern Laos.
Harald Hundius
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Wrapping manuscripts following preservation and inventory work. Location unknown.
Wrapping manuscripts, Location unknown.
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A volunteer examining a PLMP Inventory tag from a stack of preserved manuscripts with new wooden covers. Location unknown.
Manuscripts with wooden covers, Location unknown
Harald Hundius
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Palm-leaf manuscripts showing PLMP Inventory tags. Texts given red tags are selected for microfilming. Vat Udomkhati, Phonhong District, Vientiane Province
Inventoried manuscripts, Vientiane
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Well-wrapped manuscripts, after preservation, stored in a wooden chest. Vat Phothisainyalam, Atsaphon District, Savannakhet Province, 2003.
Stored manuscripts, Savannakhet
Harald Hundius
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Wrapped manuscripts following preservation work, showing inventory tags. Vat Pathommaphosi, Ban Na Son, Mueang Paknguem, Vientiane Capital.
Inventoried manuscripts, Vientiane Capital
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Preparations for field microfilming of manuscripts. Location unknown.
Microfilming, Location unknown
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Manuscript procession following preservation work at Vat Sisunontha-alam, Ban Lingsan. Thulakhom District, Vientiane Province.
Manuscript Procession 01, Vientiane
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Lay people carrying manuscripts around the main temple building following preservation work. Vat Ban Na Son, Vientiane Capital.
Manuscript Procession 02, Vientiane
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Manuscript procession following preservation work at Vat Sisunontha-alam, Ban Lingsan. Thulakhom District, Vientiane Province.
Manuscript Procession 03, Vientiane
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PLMP Advisors and staff with local authorities and volunteers following preservation work. Location unknown.
Following preservation work, Location unknown
Harald Hundius
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Cleaning a traditional manuscript chest. Thulakhom District, Vientiane Province, 2003.
Manuscript chest 01, Vientiane
Harald Hundius
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Decorated panels on a traditional manuscript chest. Thulakhom District, Vientiane Province, 2003.
Manuscript chest 02, Vientiane
Harald Hundius
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Detail of a decorated panel on a traditional manuscript chest. Thulakhom District, Vientiane Province, 2003.
Manuscript chest 03, Vientiane
Harald Hundius
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Smiling elderly woman. Vientiane Province.
Smiling woman, Vientiane