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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0068 00002

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628315

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Pak Ou (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Khanan Khoeng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Ai Khanan Khoeng, Ban Pak Chaek village

Subject matter:

Literature

Copyist:

Ai Khanan Khoeng, Ban Pak Chaek village

Copying date in native date:

BE 2558

Copying date in Gregorian:

2015

Place of copying:

Pak Chaek village, Pak U district

Script:

Lue

Writing support:

Industrial paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

21.7 x 16.2 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

21.7 x 16.2 cm

Text block dimension:

17.5 x 14.5 cm

Number of pages:

52 pages

Number of blank pages:

6 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text on the first five pages lists three groups of men in the village of Ban Pak Chaek, who are in the age of 48 – 55, 56 – 60, and 60 – 100. The other texts are two chapters of Tai Lue song. Tai Lue tradition, singing a song played with two flutes. The singer and fluters are surrounded by people from the community. While singing a song, the singer uses a wooden fan hiding his or her face.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຄໍາຂັບ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Kham Khap

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Singing words

Item 1 - Author:

Ai Khanan Khoeng, Ban Pak Chaek village

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Lao