udon thani museum

[sunsetter]

been a hanging around udon province for a few years before i took some trips into the town have look around, decided on a trip to the museum to waste a morning

quite a nice looking building

[sunsetter]

there were signs saying no pics, so i thought id skip the niceities, whip my shoes off, and get on with it

here is some schist
not commonly used in construction becuause of its schistosity......

[sunsetter]

some temple like rock carvings with buhddas

[sunsetter]

and a rather ancient looking spirit house

[sunsetter]

some old buddha carvings and casts, couldnt even begin to imagine how old they were, as i was alone and rather jumpy after being told no photos, there i was clicking away

[sunsetter]

here's a paper mache and wood model of issan life complete with buffalo

[sunsetter]

here's the family and their dog






check out their house, like one of those in your back garden would ya? great scale model of a traditional issan wood house. lovely detail




heres another model

[sunsetter]

heres some implements essential to rural issan life, some have not changed in design for centuries

[sunsetter]

some great old pics of life in issan to come, just gotta resize

[sunsetter]

lifesize models showing dress styles



the daughter and son ^

the lovely daughter, looks like shes happy to stay at home and not go to patts




the mum and dad

[sunsetter]

prince prajaksilapakom i think, anyone care to translate the text be my guest

suave looking chap

[sunsetter]

wild boar hunt

[sunsetter]

bridge over suay river,now in amphur sakay, nong khai ( suay is a kind of fish)

[sunsetter]

suay river passing sakrai, the border of udon thani and nong khai, prince prajaksilpakom was going to found the city here

[Marmite the Dog]

Looks like a Katoey in the making there. The attention to detail is excellent!

[sunsetter]

what the way theyve cast him in mid skip? yes very katoey like, just the sort of thing youd spot marm

[Rural Surin]

Out of curiosity Setter, does this Udon Museum have an annexed/affliated bookshop?

[sunsetter]

to be honest mate, i dont really know,definately no english books anyways, i didnt get time to have a really good gander at everything as i was a bit wary of getting out with the pics as i thought they might be good enough to get prints and flog on ebay or something, more to come when i can resize them

[Bangyai]

Nice pictures. There is a museum in Khon Kaen with very similar exhibits. Must have been set up by the same people. Also worth a visit ..... but only once.

[El Gibbon]

If interested in museums etc., I highly recommend the one in Ban Chiang. Very small but loaded with unique items from over 4,000 yrs ago.

There is a dig (Very famous for Archeologists) in the temple with a great little museum in the center of town. A must see in my opinion.

Ban Chiang is a few kilos south and east of Udon.

E. G.

[Rural Surin]

If interested in museums etc., I highly recommend the one in Ban Chiang. Very small but loaded with unique items from over 4,000 yrs ago.

There is a dig (Very famous for Archeologists) in the temple with a great little museum in the center of town. A must see in my opinion.

Ban Chiang is a few kilos south and east of Udon.

E. G.

Ban Chiang is well worth the effort. As is Sri Satchanalai up north {Sukhothai}. I have found most smaller and provincial museums around the country to be quite fascinating.

[Wallalai]

Nice pics. I really like the buiding, this style is not very common here.

[Wallalai]

Yep, Ban Chiang is very interesting.

[sunsetter]

cheers lads, i didnt make it to ban chiang but will try to get up there sooner or later

[rickfarang]

Sunsetter,

By taking and posting these pictures, you have given the impressions that farangs put themselves above the rules set by Thais. Such actions do not make life for us in the community any easier, and indeed, can easily destroy any goodwill painstakingly built up over the years.

If they take away my telephone the next time I visit the museum (or any museum in the country for that matter), I will know whom to thank.

I encourage the moderators consider removing this thread as it may encourage others to follow suit.

Thanks for listening.

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