Decorating a bowl to eat soup (uk ba pay) in Yang Tao village 1

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:36 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen

Mai Kim is using a hair pike, called bua sur, to decorate the rim of a bowl to eat soup (uk ba pay).

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Y36

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Trang trí một chiếc bát ăn canh (uk ba pay) ở xã Yang Tao

Description alt

Mai Kim đang dùng một chiếc kẹp tóc gọi là bua sur để trang trí vành của chiếc bát ăn canh (uk a pay).

Cultural group

Mnong Rlam

Participants

H’Lưm Uông (Mai Kim)

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Yang Tao, Lắk District, Đắk Lắk province

Item/object

uk ba pay

Techniques of production

Incised

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery

Materials alt

Uk (Mnong for clay), Dlah (Mnong for pottery)

Museum name

British Museum

Museum collections documentation

2025,3002.2

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Courtyard

Date of creation

2023-07-25

Unique ID

2020SG03-Y38-0288