COLLECTION OF CHANTHABOON REED MAT PATTERNS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, STORIES, WAYS OF LIFE OF THE SAMET NGAM COMMUNITY

Abstract

The objectives of the research on collecting Chanthabun reed mat patterns to manage the knowledge of stories and ways of life of the Samet Ngam community were 1) to collect the names of the reed mats of the Samet Ngam community and 2) to manage the knowledge about the stories and ways of life of the community reflected through the patterns of reed mat. A descriptive research was used to analyze the data which were collected  from 25 members of the reed mat weaving group, who have knowledge and expertise in providing information related to reed mat patterns.

            They were drawn by randomly selective sampling and Data were collected using an interview form. In summary, the results of this research were as follows: there were  75 Patterns by categorizing the name of the reed mat pattern according to the weaving style into 3 types, which were simple weaving patterns, tie-dye weaving patterns, khit lifting patterns, 2) the name of the Chanthabun reed mat pattern of the Samet Ngam community reflected the story of the community's way of life in three dimensions: the first dimension was a pattern that reflected the natural geography of the community. The second dimension was the a reed pattern that reflected the occupation and community way of life and the third dimension was the patterns of reed mats that reflected the influence of tourism on the community.