After being removed from the fire, the pots are directly buried in a pile of rice husk (lơk in Mnong). As they cool down without oxygen (blocked by the husk), they take a black color. Yo Khoanh is checking that the buffalo figurine has an even black color before taking it out of the husk.
Session
Y46Rights owner
Cécile de FrancquenTitle alt
Nung gốm ở xã Yang Tao : Ủ trấu 2Description alt
Sau khi lấy ra khỏi bếp nung, các sản phẩm gốm được vùi thẳng vào đống trấu (lơk ở Mnông). Khi bị nguội đi mà không có oxy (bị vỏ trấu chặn lại), chúng có màu đen. Yo Khoanh đang kiểm tra bức tượng trâu đều màu hay chưa trước khi lấy ra khỏi vỏ trấu.Cultural group
Mnong RlamParticipants
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-Y46-0419
