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)

41. Reference : AG-1-1/2-41

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage An ancestral spirit medium heals the illness of a descendent. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

42. Reference : AG-1-1/2-42

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage An ancestral spirit medium heals the illness of a descendent. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

43. Reference : AG-1-1/2-43

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage An ancestral spirit medium heals the illness of a descendent. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

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Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage An ancestral spirit medium heals the illness of a descendent | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

45. Reference : AG-1-1/2-45

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage The ancestral spirit medium tell a participant’s fortune using four incense sticks. Common problems for which mediums are consulted include military conscription, college entrance examinations, business matters, day-to-day living and illness | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

46. Reference : AG-1-1/2-46

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage The ancestral spirit medium tell a participant’s fortune using four incense sticks. Common problems for which mediums are consulted include military conscription, college entrance examinations, business matters, day-to-day living and illness. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

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Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage The atmosphere in the pavilion during the ritual. The mediums and traditional musicians sit in the pavilion, while the participants are outside. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

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Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage The pavilion houses tables on which are placed offerings and sacred objects. Beneath the tables are carvings of animals, representing the forest and sacred area. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

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Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage A tamarind tree in the middle of the pavilion decorated with objects of symbolic import such as eggs, and animals to represent the forest. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

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Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

| 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Ancestral mediums engage in a kind of battle dancing. | Slide

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province