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

211. Reference : AG-1-1/2-227

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Preparing offerings on a shrine. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

212. Reference : AG-1-1/2-228

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Preparing offerings on a shrine. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

213. Reference : AG-1-1/2-229

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Preparing offerings on a shrine. The offerings include fruit, betel, flowers, candles, incense sticks and a pile of rice, the latter symbolizing the great Shwedagon Pagoda in the Myanmar capital Yangon, an important monument for those like this group, who claim Mon ancestry. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

214. Reference : AG-1-1/2-230

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Preparing offerings on a shrine. The offerings include fruit, betel, flowers, candles, incense sticks and a pile of rice, the latter symbolizing the great Shwedagon Pagoda in the Myanmar capital Yangon, an important monument for those like this group, who claim Mon ancestry. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

215. Reference : AG-1-1/2-231

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) The elderly women in the family are responsible for several duties in the ritual. Depicted is the mae tao kam or mae tao fai, who is responsible for cooking the food and sweetmeats to be used in worship. During the ceremony, she sits in the southeast corner of the pavilion. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

216. Reference : AG-1-1/2-232

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Around the wa tree in front of the pavilion. The wa tree is considered to be sacred, and the area is used for slaughter, with the tree representing the forest. The fact that it fruits in abundance during the month of the ritual ties in with the belief that it will help the family have many descendants. Some believe that a wa tree is used because the spirits were purchased from people from the Thai Yai (Shan) tribe under a wa tree. Symbolically, it reflects the relationship between humans and the forest, which generates life and provides a home for the ancestral spirits. Participants in this ritual must clean themselves before entering the pavilion. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

217. Reference : AG-1-1/2-233

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Around the wa tree in front of the pavilion. The wa tree is considered to be sacred, and the area is used for slaughter, with the tree representing the forest. The fact that it fruits in abundance during the month of the ritual ties in with the belief that it will help the family have many descendants. Some believe that a wa tree is used because the spirits were purchased from people from the Thai Yai (Shan) tribe under a wa tree. Symbolically, it reflects the relationship between humans and the forest, which generates life and provides a home for the ancestral spirits. Participants in this ritual must clean themselves before entering the pavilion. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

218. Reference : AG-1-1/2-234

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Around the wa tree in front of the pavilion. The wa tree is considered to be sacred, and the area is used for slaughter, with the tree representing the forest. The fact that it fruits in abundance during the month of the ritual ties in with the belief that it will help the family have many descendants. Some believe that a wa tree is used because the spirits were purchased from people from the Thai Yai (Shan) tribe under a wa tree. Symbolically, it reflects the relationship between humans and the forest, which generates life and provides a home for the ancestral spirits. Participants in this ritual must clean themselves before entering the pavilion. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

219. Reference : AG-1-1/2-235

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Around the wa tree in front of the pavilion. The wa tree is considered to be sacred, and the area is used for slaughter, with the tree representing the forest. The fact that it fruits in abundance during the month of the ritual ties in with the belief that it will help the family have many descendants. Some believe that a wa tree is used because the spirits were purchased from people from the Thai Yai (Shan) tribe under a wa tree. Symbolically, it reflects the relationship between humans and the forest, which generates life and provides a home for the ancestral spirits. Participants in this ritual must clean themselves before entering the pavilion. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

220. Reference : AG-1-1/2-236

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Around the wa tree in front of the pavilion. The wa tree is considered to be sacred, and the area is used for slaughter, with the tree representing the forest. The fact that it fruits in abundance during the month of the ritual ties in with the belief that it will help the family have many descendants. Some believe that a wa tree is used because the spirits were purchased from people from the Thai Yai (Shan) tribe under a wa tree. Symbolically, it reflects the relationship between humans and the forest, which generates life and provides a home for the ancestral spirits. Participants in this ritual must clean themselves before entering the pavilion. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province