The souvenir product design from Banana stalk carving of Ethnic group in the leaning resource area of Thai-Phuan Banphue museum Udon Thani Province

Abstract

This research aims to study and to take off Banana stalk carving composition of Thai-Phuan ethnic group Ban Phue District Udon Thani Province bring to souvenir product design and to design the souvenir product from Banana stalk carving in the learning resource area of Thai-Phuan Banphue Udon Thani Province. The qualitative research method was the interviewing a local philosopher of Banana stalk carving as concluded Banana stalk carving composition can identify into 2 types were the  traditional pattern namely Fun Pla pattern, Fun Sam pattern, Dog Jig pattern and Teen Tao pattern (Puk Wan pattern) andthe modified pattern inspired by seeing the Buddha architecture namely Ngo pattern (Thai-Phuan accent calls Hngo), Khan Nang pattern (or Wan Lan pattern) and Nak pattern and providing Banana stalk carving workshop with 30 students, the satisfaction assessment of  usefulness, the knowledge can apply to other activities, the satisfaction was the highest level, mean = 4.35 and testing result of applying knowledge to 4 sets of the souvenir product design such as fruit trays, T-shirt (short and long-sleeved shirt), magnet and glass of water by bringing the pattern composition to use  design divide to 2 types such as the pattern structure or Tang Yuak structure and this pattern has 2 productions were the handicraft production (Painting and embroidery on T-shirt and molding Thai clay as the magnet) and the industrial production (Fruit tray by the carpenter, Heat Transfer Printing on T-shirt and glass of water) for the alternatives of Thai-Phuan Banphue community to produce the cultural souvenir in the future.