Creator:

Bunnag, Surapong  Search this

Extent:

800 Negatives (circa, 35 mm)

800 Prints (circa, silver gelatin)

Culture:

Lahu (Asian people)  Search this

Taungthu (Southeast Asian people)  Search this

Yao (Southeast Asian people)  Search this

Hmong (Asian people)  Search this

Lisu (Southeast Asian people)  Search this

Lawa (Thai people)  Search this

Tai Lue  Search this

Akha (Southeast Asian people)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Negatives

Prints

Photographs

Place:

Thailand

Date:

1959-1965

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs documenting villages, people, ceremonies, and activities of Thai hill tribes, including the Akha, Karen, Lahu, Lawa, Lisu, Meo, Tai Luc, and Yao. Some photographs are duplicated in an album with captions by Bunnag.

Biographical/Historical note:

Surapong Bunnag was a Thai employee of the Voice of America, stationed in Bangkok.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot 74-35

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Villages  Search this

Livestock  Search this

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Weddings  Search this

Agriculture  Search this

Laundry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo lot 74-35, Surapong Bunnag photographs of hill tribes in Thailand, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.74-35

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw32a2c72e5-0665-433e-83ac-2cd1531f4c77

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-74-35