After being removed from the fire, the pots are directly buried in a pile of rice husk (lơk in Mnong). In this picture, Yo Khoanh is checking the pots that are still in the fire while Mai Kim covers the pots with rice husk.
Session
Y46Rights owner
Cécile de FrancquenTitle alt
Nung gốm ở xã Yang Tao : Ủ trấu 1Description alt
Sau khi lấy ra khỏi bếp nung, các sản phẩm gốm được vùi thẳng vào đống trấu (lơk ở Mnông). Trong bức ảnh này, Yo Khoanh đang kiểm tra liệu những đồ gốm này còn cháy trong khi Mai Kim phủ trấu lên chúng.Cultural group
Mnong RlamParticipants
H’Lưm Uông (Mai Kim), H’Phiêt Uông (Yo Khoanh)Country
Viet NamPlace
Yang Tao, Lắk District, Đắk Lắk provinceMaterials
Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery, Cereal-riceMaterials alt
Uk (Mnong for clay), Dlah (Mnong for pottery), lơk (Mnong for rice husk)Cultural context/event
General productionLocation
BackyardTemporality
The potteries stay in the rice husk for minimum 5 minuts.Intent
Burrying pots in rice husk when they are hot will give them their black colour. Moreover, the potters also state that this process helps to evenly cook the potteries.Date of creation
2023-03-19Unique ID
2020SG03-Y46-0418
