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

281. Reference : AG-1-1/2-297

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

282. Reference : AG-1-1/2-298

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) The ritual pavilion is somewhat pyramidal in shape, with the cogon grass roof sloping right down to near the ground. There are six high posts inside and 32 low posts outside. The pavilion is enclosed almost entirely in white cloth, with the exception of the east-facing door. In front of the door is a wa tree, considered to be sacred. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

283. Reference : AG-1-1/2-299

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Battle dances in the ritual symbolize conflict in the community. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

284. Reference : AG-1-1/2-300

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Battle dances in the ritual symbolize conflict in the community. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

285. Reference : AG-1-1/2-301

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Battle dances in the ritual symbolize conflict in the community. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

286. Reference : AG-1-1/2-203

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) An ancestral spirit medium (phee meng) dances in front of the pavilion. The royal-style umbrella is in honor of the supreme spirit. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

287. Reference : AG-1-1/2-204

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Ancestral spirit medium (phee meng). | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang

288. Reference : AG-1-1/2-205

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Pictured is the ritual chief. As this family has not performed a ritual for a long time, they have had to hire a chief from another family. Dried fish is used as an offering. On the first day, the pavilion needs to be built before breakfast. The ritual chief, alongside anyone needing to perform a votive ritual and elderly members of the family, invites the ancestral spirits from the ancestral spirit house into the pavilion in order that they might receive the offerings and participate in the ritual. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

289. Reference : AG-1-1/2-206

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Pictured is the ritual chief. As this family has not performed a ritual for a long time, they have had to hire a chief from another family. Dried fish is used as an offering. On the first day, the pavilion needs to be built before breakfast. The ritual chief, alongside anyone needing to perform a votive ritual and elderly members of the family, invites the ancestral spirits from the ancestral spirit house into the pavilion in order that they might receive the offerings and participate in the ritual. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

290. Reference : AG-1-1/2-207

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province

| 14-16 March 1987 - Votive ritual to ancestral spirits (Phee Meng) Pictured is the ritual chief. As this family has not performed a ritual for a long time, they have had to hire a chief from another family. Dried fish is used as an offering. On the first day, the pavilion needs to be built before breakfast. The ritual chief, alongside anyone needing to perform a votive ritual and elderly members of the family, invites the ancestral spirits from the ancestral spirit house into the pavilion in order that they might receive the offerings and participate in the ritual. | Slide

by : Anan Ganjanapan

Ancestral Ritual, Lumpang Province