Anan Ganjanapan

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Professor Dr.Anan Ganjanapan is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Chiang Mai University, Thailand. He received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Cornell University and has served as a Chairman of the Graduate Committee at the Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development. His research interests include economic anthropology, environmental management, history of rural economy and society, history of the Lanna, rituals and beliefs, social theory of development, and ethnology.

The collection consists of 754 photographs which were recorded by Anan Ganjanapan during his anthropological fieldworks in Thailand. There are 3 series of material in his collection : Research at Ban Sanpong, Sanpathong, Chiengmai in 1980-1981, Ancestral Ritual, Prae and Lampang Province in 1986, and Wedding of Lau, Mae Hong Son Province in 1987.

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Research at Ban Sanpong, Sanpathong, Chiengmai

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Ancestral Ritual

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The Guardian Spirit Ritual and wedding ceremony of Lua

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Ancestral Ritual

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage A post known as sao pakam, located at the southern end of the pavilion. In the past buffaloes were slaughtered on the post as a sacrifice to the spirits. Although the sacrifice itself is no longer performed on the post, the ceremony is now conducted by throwing three eggs and dousing them with liqueur and holy water.

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage A post known as sao pakam, located at the southern end of the pavilion. In the past buffaloes were slaughtered on the post as a sacrifice to the spirits. Although the sacrifice itself is no longer performed on the post, the ceremony is now conducted by throwing three eggs and dousing them with liqueur and holy water.

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage On the last day of the ritual animals are slaughtered as a sacrifice to the ancestral spirits.

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage On the last day of the ritual animals are slaughtered as a sacrifice to the ancestral spirits.

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage On the last day of the ritual animals are slaughtered as a sacrifice to the ancestral spirits.

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage On the last day of the ritual animals are slaughtered as a sacrifice to the ancestral spirits.

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage On the last day of the ritual animals are slaughtered as a sacrifice to the ancestral spirits.

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Some of the meat resulting from the slaughter is used as an offering in the ancestral spirit house and the ancestor house, while some is distributed to the participants. The cuts of meat are distributed according to a hierarchical system, in which the head of the ritual and the medium are given the head of a pig. By combining the various body parts of the animal together, the participants signal that they too, are like parts of a body which have been combined.

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Some of the meat resulting from the slaughter is used as an offering in the ancestral spirit house and the ancestor house, while some is distributed to the participants. The cuts of meat are distributed according to a hierarchical system, in which the head of the ritual and the medium are given the head of a pig. By combining the various body parts of the animal together, the participants signal that they too, are like parts of a body which have been combined.

by : Anan Ganjanapan