A seminar on textiles of Tai peoples, the indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia. The basic concept of the seminar is to explore the common cultural characteristics of several Tai speaking groups as woven in their textiles.

The highlight of the seminar is the exhibition From Birth to Death:  Tai Life and Textiles, which will feature more than 50 textiles from Sumitr Pitiphat’s collection from his fieldworks in Laos, Vietnam and China. The exhibition will be from 29 June to 2 July 2010, 09.00-16.00 hours on the ground floor of Sri Burapha Auditorium. Admission is free.

PROGRAMME:

08.00-08.45                 Registration

08.45-09.00                 Welcome Remarks

09.00-10.30                 Keynote Address by Sumitr Pitiphat

                                    Tai Textiles: Origin and Diversity

10.30-11.00                 Opening the Exhibition: From Birth to Death:  Tai Life and Textiles

11.00-12.00                 Lecture by Paothong Thaong-jeu

                                    Tai Textiles in Lanna and Shan State

13.30-16.30                            Panel  --  Tai Textiles Inside and Outside Thailand

Moderator: Anucha Thirakanont

Patricia Naenna 

Tai Textiles in Laos

Pichet Saiphan  

Tai Textiles at Lao-Vietnamese Border: Similarity and Diversity

Bunchai Thongjaroenbourgam

Textiles of Tai Yuan in Central Thailand  

16.30                                             Closing.

Please check website for registration form:      http://tkri.tu.ac.th/