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

181. Reference : AG-1-1/2-180

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

182. Reference : AG-1-1/2-181

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

183. Reference : AG-1-1/2-182

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

184. Reference : AG-1-1/2-183

| 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

185. Reference : AG-1-1/2-184

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

186. Reference : AG-1-1/2-185

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage An intra-kin group battle is enacted, in which horses and elephants engage in the fighting. The image depicts participants using hoops to catch horses and elephants. Such performances simultaneously reflect harmony and conflict. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

187. Reference : AG-1-1/2-186

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage One mediums carries wooden carvings of horses and elephants, while another medium catches them. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

188. Reference : AG-1-1/2-187

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

189. Reference : AG-1-1/2-188

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

190. Reference : AG-1-1/2-189

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