Ancestral Ritual

Scope and content :

This series consist of 301 photographs that Dr. Anan Ganjanapan took during his fieldwork in Prae and Lamapang province in 1986 and 1987. The first 196 photographs portrayed the ancestral ritual of Prae royalty lineage. Another 105 photographs are from the ancestral ritual in Lampang province. The ritual displayed process of ritual, spirit mediums, the ancestor house, ritual pavilion, participants, offering use for ritual, as well as belief.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 301 photographs

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer : Donated by Anan Ganjanapan , 2008.

System of arrangemant : The series base on issue of studying.

Condition governing accessible and reproduce : No restrictions on access.

Creative Commons License : Attribution (CC BY)

Traditional Knowledge License : Traditional Knowledge Attribution (TK A)

Language : English/Thai

Script : English/Thai

Rule or convention : Collection, series and file level description based on ISAD(G)

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Ancestral Ritual, Lampang Province

101. Reference : AG-1-1/2-100

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. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

102. Reference : AG-1-1/2-101

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. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

103. Reference : AG-1-1/2-102

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. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

104. Reference : AG-1-1/2-103

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. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

105. Reference : AG-1-1/2-104

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. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

106. Reference : AG-1-1/2-105

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. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

107. Reference : AG-1-1/2-106

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. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

108. Reference : AG-1-1/2-107

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. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

109. Reference : AG-1-1/2-108

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Chickens are also slaughtered as a sacrifice to the ancestral spirits. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

110. Reference : AG-1-1/2-109

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Chickens are also slaughtered as a sacrifice to the ancestral spirits. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province