Finishing pots in Yang Tao village : smoothing outside with water and a bamboo stick (ne)

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

Mai Kim has humidified the surface of the pots with her hands and now rubs it with a bamboo stick to smooth it and erase the lines created during the drawing.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Y27

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Hoàn thiện nồi ở xã Yang Tao : làm nhẵn bên ngoài bằng nước và que tre (ne)

Description alt

Mai Kim dùng tay làm ẩm bề mặt nồi rồi bây giờ dùng que tre chà nhẵn, láng mịn bề mặt và xóa đi những đường nét được tạo ra trong quá trình tạo hình.

Cultural group

Mnong Rlam

Participants

H’Lưm Uông (Mai Kim)

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Yang Tao, Lắk District, Đắk Lắk province

Item/object

Pot to cook soup (Dlah pay)

Techniques of production

Pottery – smoothing (wet clay)

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery, Stem-bamboo

Materials alt

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

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Courtyard

Intent

This action helps to even the thickness of the walls.

Date of creation

2023-07-25

Unique ID

2020SG03-Y27-0310