Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

Reference : AG-1-1/2-239

Name of creator(s) : Anan Ganjanapan

Scope and content : 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) The ritual chief and the descendants invite ancestral spirits from the wa tree into the pavilion. The ancestral spirit is believed to reside in a bundle of red cloth known as pha pakpee, in which are placed betel, tea leaves, cigarettes, puffed rice, flowers and incense sticks. During the ritual the red cloth bundle is carried on the blade of a sword into the center of the pavilion, after which the spirit medium proceeds with the ritual and dancing

Extent and medium : Slide