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

161. Reference : AG-1-1/2-160

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage In addition to the battle dancing, the ritual pavilion also plays host to other performances depicting such tasks as rowing, rafting, hunting, and rounding up elephants and horses. Such plays show activities typical of agricultural life. Female mediums seem to find relief from traditional gender constraints by drinking copious amounts of alcohol. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

162. Reference : AG-1-1/2-161

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage In addition to the battle dancing, the ritual pavilion also plays host to other performances depicting such tasks as rowing, rafting, hunting, and rounding up elephants and horses. Such plays show activities typical of agricultural life. Female mediums seem to find relief from traditional gender constraints by drinking copious amounts of alcohol. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

163. Reference : AG-1-1/2-162

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage In addition to the battle dancing, the ritual pavilion also plays host to other performances depicting such tasks as rowing, rafting, hunting, and rounding up elephants and horses. Such plays show activities typical of agricultural life. Female mediums seem to find relief from traditional gender constraints by drinking copious amounts of alcohol. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

164. Reference : AG-1-1/2-163

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage In addition to the battle dancing, the ritual pavilion also plays host to other performances depicting such tasks as rowing, rafting, hunting, and rounding up elephants and horses. Such plays show activities typical of agricultural life. Female mediums seem to find relief from traditional gender constraints by drinking copious amounts of alcohol. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

165. Reference : AG-1-1/2-164

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage The ancestral spirit purchases animals and other things which the guest spirits then catch or find. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

166. Reference : AG-1-1/2-165

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage The final performance is a rocket festival. By lighting the rockets the participants believe they will bring rain, thus signifying abundance. Before the rocket is lit, it is paraded around the ancestral spirit house. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

167. Reference : AG-1-1/2-166

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage The final performance is a rocket festival. By lighting the rockets the participants believe they will bring rain, thus signifying abundance. Before the rocket is lit, it is paraded around the ancestral spirit house. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

168. Reference : AG-1-1/2-167

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Ancestral spirit mediums act out carrying and riding horses and elephants, catching fish and going to the forest, all activities which relate to their way of life and the general theme of abundance. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

169. Reference : AG-1-1/2-168

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Ancestral spirit mediums act out carrying and riding horses and elephants, catching fish and going to the forest, all activities which relate to their way of life and the general theme of abundance. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

170. Reference : AG-1-1/2-169

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage The final performance is a rocket festival. By lighting the rockets the participants believe they will bring rain, thus signifying abundance. Before the rocket is lit, it is paraded around the ancestral spirit house. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province