The Guardian Spirit Ritual and wedding ceremony of Lua

Scope and content :

This series consist of 171 photographs that Dr. Anan Ganjanapan took during his fieldwork in Mae Hong Son province in 1987. The picture portrayed the way of life of Lua ethnicity group, traditional costume, weaving, house, as well as guardian spirit ritual that displayed process of ritual, participant, offering, place, and belief. Moreover there are also pictures of Lua wedding ceremony that portrayed process of ceremony, costume, food, play, and belief.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 171 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)

131. Reference : AG-1-1/3-131

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

| 1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. The groom stages a ‘kidnap’ of the bride from her house, after which her relatives discover her missing and negotiate her dowry with the groom. | Slide

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

132. Reference : AG-1-1/3-132

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

| 1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. Preparing offerings to inform the household spirit of the event. | Slide

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

133. Reference : AG-1-1/3-133

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

| 1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. Preparing offerings to inform the household spirit of the event. | Slide

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

134. Reference : AG-1-1/3-134

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

| 1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. The groom stages a ‘kidnap’ of the bride from her house, after which her relatives discover her missing and negotiate her dowry with the groom. There is drinking throughout the parade. | Slide

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

135. Reference : AG-1-1/3-135

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

| 1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. The groom stages a ‘kidnap’ of the bride from her house, after which her relatives discover her missing and negotiate her dowry with the groom. There is drinking throughout the parade. | Slide

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

136. Reference : AG-1-1/3-136

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

| 1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. The groom stages a ‘kidnap’ of the bride from her house, after which her relatives discover her missing and negotiate her dowry with the groom. There is drinking throughout the parade. | Slide

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

137. Reference : AG-1-1/3-137

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

| 1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. Lua women dressed in traditional costume | Slide

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

138. Reference : AG-1-1/3-138

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

| 1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. The groom stages a ‘kidnap’ of the bride from her house, after which her relatives discover her missing and negotiate her dowry with the groom. There is drinking throughout the parade. | Slide

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

139. Reference : AG-1-1/3-139

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

| 1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. The bride’s relatives parade to the groom’s house to negotiate the dowry. | Slide

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

140. Reference : AG-1-1/3-140

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province

| 1987 – A Lua-Karen wedding ceremony. Food in the ceremony. | Slide

Wedding of Lau,Mae Hong Son Province