KRUI NAK: CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NA MUEN SI WEAVING WISDOM, TRANG PROVINCE

Abstract

This article aimed to investigate the context and history of the ordination gown (Naga) in Na Muen Si Subdistrict, Na Yong District, Trang Province in order to preserve and enhance the expertise of Na Muen Si woven fabric. The qualitative research design was used in the study. The research results revealed that Na Muen Si woven fabric is one of the intellectual heritage of the people of Na Muen Si Subdistrict, Na Yong District, Trang Province, which has been passed down for a long time from generation to generation, hundreds of years. The weaving of Na Muen Si cloth began when “Yai Nang” revived the wisdom of weaving and formed groups of villagers, as for the ordination gown (Naga) that appears in Na Muen Si Subdistrict, found in the group ordination ceremony. It has a simple design and has fabric prepared to be used as a sarong and a breast cloth. The cloth that appears includes patterned and non-patterned woven fabrics. The top has a breast cloth that runs from the left shoulder to the right waist. There is an auspicious headpiece in white and gold tones on the head. In addition, to preserve and develop the wisdom of woven cloth, Na Muen Si has designed and created woven cloth in the form of an ordination gown using Thai-tone colors. The fabric pattern used for weaving is the original pattern, the Kaew Ching Duang pattern, the Luk Kaew pattern, the Luk Kaew Foong pattern, tha Tai Mangkood pattern, and the newly improved patterns include the Makkaliphon pattern, the Pudtan flower pattern, and the Naga glass scale pattern.