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)

261. Reference : AG-1-1/2-277

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Descendants dress the spirit medium with white cloth before she communicates with the ancestral spirits by hanging on the pha jong cloth. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

262. Reference : AG-1-1/2-278

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Descendants dress the spirit medium with white cloth before she communicates with the ancestral spirits by hanging on the pha jong cloth. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

263. Reference : AG-1-1/2-279

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) The spirit medium communicates with the ancestral spirits by hanging onto the cloth known as pha jong and spinning around it in a clockwise direction while music with an aggressive rhythm is played through a bamboo tube. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

264. Reference : AG-1-1/2-280

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Descendants participate in the ritual. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

265. Reference : AG-1-1/2-281

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Descendants participate in the ritual. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

266. Reference : AG-1-1/2-282

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Descendants participate in the ritual. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

267. Reference : AG-1-1/2-283

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Descendants participate in the ritual. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

268. Reference : AG-1-1/2-284

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) The spirit medium communicates with the ancestral spirits by hanging onto the cloth known as pha jong and spinning around it in a clockwise direction while music with an aggressive rhythm is played through a bamboo tube. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

269. Reference : AG-1-1/2-285

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Descendants participate in the ritual. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

270. Reference : AG-1-1/2-286

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Descendants participate in the ritual. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province