TTLV: Traditional Lao women's clothing in Luang Prabang, Lao People's Democratic Republic

1. Student's full name: Sonethavy THONGKHAM 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: May 19, 1990 4. Place of birth: Louangprabang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic
5. Decision on student admission No. 2175/QD-XHNV-DT dated November 23, 2020, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes to the training process: extension of 6 months
7. Thesis title: Women's clothing in Luang Prabang, Lao People's Democratic Republic
8. Major: Anthropology; Code: 831030201
9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Dinh Thi Thanh Huyen, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:
- This thesis is a research study on the culture and changes in the clothing culture of Lao Loum women in Mano village, Luang Prabang city, Luang Prabang province, Lao PDR.
- The thesis has identified five main approaches related to the research topic of clothing, clarifying the origins and formation, describing the ethnographic process of production and creation of the Lao women's clothing set, classifying and analyzing the characteristics and cultural values ​​of Lao women's clothing in Luang Prabang city. It points out the factors that have transformed clothing and suggests some solutions for preserving and promoting the cultural values ​​of clothing in the contemporary context.
- This thesis has found a new direction by highlighting the distinctive and unique features of the traditional women's clothing of the Lao Loum people in Mano village through the study of hand embroidery and decorative patterns called "Pak-ding" on various types of clothing.
- The thesis highlighted the distinctive features of the clothing of Lao Loum women in Mano village, Luang Prabang city, as an important element in the cultural life of the community, manifested not only in daily life but also in community festivals and important family and personal events. Throughout the ups and downs of history, many elements of the clothing of Lao Loum women in Luang Prabang city have undergone certain changes to suit living conditions, but generally still retain their original essence; especially in the techniques of weaving, dyeing fabric, and crafting jewelry.
- The thesis proposed solutions regarding mechanisms and policies, collection, research and promotion of values, solutions for building and developing cultural institutions, and solutions for education to raise awareness in order to preserve and promote the value of traditional women's clothing of the Lao Loum people in Mano village.
11. Practical applications:
The content of this thesis can be used as a reference material for teaching at cultural institutions, organizations, and by individuals working in cultural research, studying the traditional culture of ethnic groups, and supplementing teaching materials for art students, researchers, and readers interested in the costumes and patterns of Lao women's clothing. It also promotes a form of cultural heritage of the Lao Loum people, specifically the clothing and embroidery culture in Mano village. Furthermore, it can be used as a reference to develop appropriate policies for guiding and restoring the traditional women's clothing of the Lao Loum people in Luang Prabang city, aiming to preserve and promote the cultural value of traditional clothing in the context of current socio-economic integration and development.
12. Future research directions: Research on community-based cultural tourism and clothing products, cultural heritage education for students and tourists in the community.
13. Published works related to the thesis: None.

                           

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name : : Sonethavy THONGKHAM 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: May 19, 1990 4. Place of birth: Louang Prabang Province, Lao PDR
5. Admission decision number: 2175/QD-XHNV dated November 23, 2020 by the rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.
6. Changes in academic process: Expired 6 months
7. Official thesis title: Lao women's costumes in Luang Prabang, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
8. Major: Anthropology Code: 831030201
9. Supervisors: Dr. Dinh Thi Thanh Huyen; Faculty of Anthropology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis is a research work on culture and changes in Lao Loum women's clothing culture in Mano village, Luang Prabang city, Luang Prabang province, Lao PDR.

The thesis has pointed out 5 main approaches related to the topic of research on costumes, research to clarify the origin of formation, ethnographic description of the production process and artifact of the products of the collection. Lao Loum women's costumes, classifying and analyzing the characteristics and cultural values ​​of Lao women's costumes in Luang Prabang city. Point out the factors that change the costume and imply some solutions to preserve and promote the cultural values ​​of the costume in the contemporary context.

The thesis has found a new direction when pointing out the unique features of Lao Loum's traditional women's costumes in Mano village through learning the art of hand embroidery and decorative patterns called "Pak-ding” on various types of costumes.

The thesis has pointed out the outstanding features of the Lao Loum woman's costume in Mano village, Luang Prabang city, which is an important element in the cultural life of the community, reflected not only in daily life. day, but also in festivals community and family and personal events. Through many ups and downs of history, many elements of the costumes of Lao Loum women in Luang Prabang city have had certain changes to suit living conditions, but in general, they still remain. the original way; especially in weaving techniques, fabric dyeing and jewelry making.

The thesis has proposed solutions on mechanisms and policies, on collecting, researching and promoting values, solutions on building and developing cultural institutions, solutions on advanced education. awareness to preserve and promote the value of traditional Lao Loum women's costumes in Mano. village

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The content of the thesis can be used as a reference, serving the teaching work for agencies, organizations and individuals working at cultural agencies, researching traditional cultures of ethnic groups. and supplementary resources for teaching fine arts for students majoring in fine arts, researchers and readers interested in costumes and patterns in Lao women's costumes, promoting a type of heritage. Cultural heritage of Lao Loum people, costume culture and fine embroidery in Mano village. Dong can be consulted to develop appropriate policies for building orientations for the work of directing and maintaining traditional Lao Loum women's costumes in Luang Prabang city in order to preserve and promote the cultural values ​​of traditional costumes in the current trend of socio-economic integration and development
12. Further research directions, if any: Research on costume products and community cultural tourism, cultural heritage education for students and visitors in the community
13. Thesis-related publications: None