A Study of the Identity of Folk Wisdom of Early Chanthaboon Reed Mat : The Case of Local Culture Museums and National Archives Chanthaburi Branch

Abstract

Chanthaboon reed mat is an identity and folk wisdom that has culture values. However, the documents gathering data and stories of the chanthaboon reed mat are rarely found. For example, the local museum where the histories and origins of the chanthaboon reed mat are collected, has only one main document. This research aims to study the variables that can communicate with the identity and the folk wisdom of the early chanthaboon reed mat, and to collect the results of the survey for people who are interested to utilize for design. The gathering area was in Chanthaburi Province. There were two choices for data collections 1) The literature reviews, due to there were very few publishing documents. Therefore, we studied from books, official documents, and archival documents relating to chanthaboon reed mat at the National Archives Chanthaburi Branch instead. 2) The empirical survey and the interviews of the local guides were at the local culture museums. The conceptual framework of the research was studied the triangulation data and examined from three data sources (person, time, and place) before analyzing data in order to increase reliability. After that, data were analyzed by separating them into categories for summarizing the variables that could communicate with the identity and the folk wisdom of the early chanthaboon reed mat. The result of this research was found that there were ten variables: the acceptance on chanthaboon reed mat as the folk wisdom of Chanthaburi Province, the identity of the reed species, the shining method, the fungicide of the reed lines, the coloring and dyeing of the reed lines, the weaving method, the reed mat patterns, the acceptance of the reed band products, the quality assurance logo images of the reed mat products, and the packaging of the reed mat products. The variables dividing into two groups (tangible identity patterns and intangible identity patterns) In conclusion, it is a guide to the use of identity and wisdom to weave the chanthabool mat in design using tangible identity patterns and give examples of jewelry designs inspired by the uniqueness of the early breed. Reed dyeing and dyeing.