TTLV: Lao women's costumes in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR

1. Student's full name: : Sonethavy THONGKHAM 2. Gender Female
3. Date of birth: May 19, 1990 4. Place of birth: Louangprabang province, Lao PDR
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2175/QD-XHNV-DT dated November 23, 2020 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in training process: 06 month extension
7. Thesis topic: Lao women's costumes in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR
8. Major: Anthropology; Code: 831030201
9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Dinh Thi Thanh Huyen, Faculty of Anthropology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
10. Summary of thesis results:
- 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 research topic of costumes, research to clarify the origin of formation, describe the ethnography of the production process, create products of Lao Loum women's costumes, classify and analyze the characteristics and cultural values ​​of Lao women's costumes in Luang Prabang city. Point out the factors that change costumes and imply some solutions to preserve and promote the cultural values ​​of costumes in the contemporary context.
- The thesis has found a new direction when pointing out the unique characteristics of traditional Lao Loum women's costumes in Mano village through studying 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 costumes of Lao Loum women in Mano village, Luang Prabang city as an important element in the cultural life of the community, expressed not only in daily life but also in community festivals and important events of families and individuals. Through many ups and downs of history, many elements of the costumes of Lao Loum women in Luang Prabang city have undergone certain changes to suit living conditions, but in general, they still retain their original character; especially in the techniques of weaving, dyeing fabric and making jewelry.
- The thesis has proposed solutions on mechanisms, policies, on collecting, researching and promoting values, solutions on building and developing cultural institutions, solutions on education to raise awareness to preserve and promote the value of traditional women's costumes of Lao Loum people in Mano village.
11. Practical application:
The content of the thesis can be used as a reference document, serving the teaching work for agencies, organizations, individuals working at cultural agencies, researching traditional culture of ethnic groups and supplementing the source of materials for teaching fine arts for students majoring in fine arts, researchers, readers interested in costumes and patterns in Lao women's costumes, promoting a type of cultural heritage of the Lao Loum people, costume culture and embroidery in Mano village. It can also be used as a reference to develop appropriate policies for building orientations for directing and restoring traditional costumes of Lao Loum women in Luang Prabang city to preserve and promote the cultural value of traditional costumes in the current trend of integration and socio-economic development.
12. Further research directions: Research on costume products and community cultural tourism, 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