The Group of Gable-roof Houses

It is believed that this style of house has been influenced by the Thai house of central Thailand. It is found very much in traditional communities, for example, Tanyong Luloh Village and Bangpoo Village. It differs from the central style in that the piece that closes the end of the backbone board takes the shape of a bird ' s wing under the influence of Malaysian architecture, in contrast to the Thai-style backbone board. The southern way of life is also on display here.

House #1

On display are the statues of three exalted monks: Somdet Chao Pakoh (Holy Father Tuat under whose feet salt water turned fresh), Somdet Chao Koh Yo, and Somdet Chao Koh Yai. Also on display here is the custom of parturition of old with a midwife taking charge and involving the new mother being warmed by a fire. In relation to this, utensils for baby care are displayed, for example, a model of a child learning how to walk with the aid of a circle of cylinders.


House #2


Models of children at play are shown here, involving games such as hitting a row of targets, kite flying, sculpting miniature oxen and water buffaloes. Actual objects of southern playthings are also on display, such as kites, flower blowing, and spinning top.


House #3

Shown here are the act of presenting a new pupil to a teacher, the act of sealing camaraderie, and the contribution of common labor. Models are used to illustrate how a child is presented to a monk at a monastery, how individual's spirit of good-fellowship results in camaraderie, and how an activity of labor contribution, so called “ pitching in, ” is carried out, as in pitching in to build a house.


House #4

The custom of Buddhist ordination is on display here. Models show the young man ' s act of taking leave of his parents to enter the monk hood, head shaving, the procession celebrating the monk-to-be, the ordination ceremony inside the chapel, and the new monk going on his first alms round of accepting food offered by the faithful.


House #5

On display are three topics: beliefs concerning fortune telling and horoscopes; the culture of health care, with models showing treatment of an illness by massage, nursing care for the elderly; and the custom of asking for your neighbors ' labor with meals offered. Models here show the preparation of meals for neighbors who come to contribute their labor, the collective effort of harvesting rice in a field, and the storage of rice in a barn. Furthermore, there is an exhibit of the custom of offering to bathe community seniors on a pavilion, showing a spire-top pavilion, a water pipe carved in the shape of the great serpent Naga, and a water-carrying boat, all miniature replicas of the real thing. Also shown are the clothes worn after bathing consisting of two sets: monks ' robes and new clothes for seniors respected by the community people.