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)

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

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

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

192. Reference : AG-1-1/2-191

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. These are then stored in the ancestral spirit house. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

193. Reference : AG-1-1/2-192

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

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

194. Reference : AG-1-1/2-193

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Offerings used in the ritual | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

195. Reference : AG-1-1/2-194

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

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

196. Reference : AG-1-1/2-195

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage After being paraded around the ancestral spirit house, the rocket is hung on a longan tree. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

197. Reference : AG-1-1/2-196

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage After being paraded around the ancestral spirit house, the rocket is hung on a longan tree. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

198. Reference : AG-1-1/2-198

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage After being paraded around the ancestral spirit house, the rocket is hung on a longan tree. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

199. Reference : AG-1-1/2-199

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage After being paraded around the ancestral spirit house, the rocket is hung on a longan tree. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

200. Reference : AG-1-1/2-200

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) The ritual pavilion is somewhat pyramidal in shape, and thatched with cogon grass. A cloth known as pha jong is tied in the centre of the pavilion, where the female descendants hang it in the belief that it acts as a medium to communicate with the ancestral spirits. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province