After removing them from the fire,Yo Khoanh burries the pots in a pile of rice husk (lơk in Mnong) to give them their characteristic black colour .
Funding
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
History
Session
Y46
Rights owner
Cécile de Francquen
Title alt
Nung gốm ở xã Yang Tao : Ủ trấu 5
Description alt
Sau khi lấy nồi ra khỏi bếp, Yo Khoanh vùi các sản phẩm gốm vào đống trấu (lơk ở Mnông) để có màu đen đặc trưng.
Cultural group
Mnong Rlam
Participants
H’Phiêt Uông (Yo Khoanh)
Country
Viet Nam
Place
Yang Tao, Lắk District, Đắk Lắk province
Materials
Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery, Cereal-rice
Materials alt
Uk (Mnong for clay), Dlah (Mnong for pottery), lơk (Mnong for rice husk)
Cultural context/event
General production
Location
Courtyard
Temporality
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.