Kamthieng House, a traditional Lanna-house in the grounds of the Siam Society in Soi Asoke Bangkok to provide, the 700 hundred year old Lanna architecture and culture of Chiang Mai, northern Thailand.
"One Million Rice Fields"
The Lanna (a million rice fields) is an ancient kingdom 13
Century kingdom in the north of Thailand, founded by King
Mengrai, founded in May 1259 that his capital at Chiang
1291st
Captured byBurmese in 1550 by King Taksin taken
Chiang Mai in 1774 was a vassal state of the Kingdom of Thailand
King Rama V, when they came under direct rule.
From this realm is a company with a culture grown
and language with its own traditions and customs, rites
and festivals.
The family home on the banks of the Ping River
Lanna as a family became rich in these traditions
Descendants of a prince of the province of Yunnan in southern Chinathat
migrated to northern Thailand. The matriarch Mae Nai Saed,
one great-grandson of Prince built the original
Kamthieng House in 1848 on the banks of the Ping River in
Chiang Mai.
In a matriarchal society, women are responsible Lanna
Families, property and inheritance law.
The family home was in possession of three generations of
Descendants, Nai and Mae Mae Mae Thip Kamthieng Kim
Haw, who lived in the house until, 1963.
Construction of a museum
The wooden house with its characteristic "Kala" or "V"
shaped carving at the top of the gable is considered
one of the rare examples of traditional Lanna architecture
art. To safeguard the Lanna culture for future generations, Mae Nai
Haw had the house at the Siam Society as ethnological
museum.
In memory of his mother Mae Kamthieng the museum was
Kamthieng House called.
It took two years forplan, build and move the old house
May after Siam reassembled in the grounds of Chiang be
Society in Bangkok. The Asia Foundation and the John D
Rockefeller Foundation funded the project.
On 21 November 1966 His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej
officially opened Kamthieng House.
Lanna culture
A tour Kamthieng House offers visitors a panoramic view
Lanna lifestyle, rituals, beliefs, family, culture, art and
Architecture.
Lanna society practice animism, the belief in the presence of
Spirits in natural objects and phenomena. Specific rituals
performed to the spirits before any family or appease
Community activities.
Naga, the serpent is a symbol of water is essential for rice cultivation
the goddess of rice affects the harvest of rice, a staple food and
Buffalo hits the spirit beast of burden in the fields.
The Agricultural Society is a deepRespect for nature
and the need to be in harmony with the elements. Ancestral
Worship is also practiced, as seen by the family ancestors
Altar in the guest hall of the main house.
Weaving is a craft in the traditional Lanna evident
beautifully embroidered textiles in the bedroom, where
elaborately carved lintels are installed above the doors
to protect the occupants. Charms and amulets are also
popular forms of protection of persons andReal estate.
The exhibits reflect the family and community
To illustrate combination of traditional film exhibition
cultural and ritual songs included in
background to simulate realism.
Kamthieng House is a museum dedicated to the protection of a
Lifestyle from a culture that almost 800 years, providing
an interesting study in a traditional society, which quickly
. Disappear
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