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Farming : transporting the bales of straw in Quế An Village (1/2)

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:37 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen
Giang Ngọc Xanh is transporting the bales of straw on a shouldered stick, two at a time. He brings them to the place where they will be put in a stack, waiting to be used either to feed to buffaloes or to cover the top of the open kiln during firing of the pots.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Session

Q81

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Làm nông : Vận chuyển những bó rơm ở làng Quế An (1/2)

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Giang Ngọc Xanh đang vận chuyển những bó rơm trên một chiếc gậy trên vai, mỗi lần hai bó. Ông ấy mang chúng đến nơi để xếp thành chồng, chờ dùng cho trâu ăn hoặc để đậy trên miệng lò trong quá trình nung sản phẩm.

Cultural group

Kinh

Participants

Giang Ngọc Xanh

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Quế An, Quế Sơn district, Quảng Nam Province

Materials

Stem-rice stem

Materials alt

Rơm (vietnamese for straw)

Cultural context/event

Farming

Location

Field

Temporality

The harvesting of rice in this village happens twice a year : in April and September.

Date of creation

2023-04-11

Unique ID

2020SG03-Q81-0157

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