Forming the coils in Quế An village (part 5/6)

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:37 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen

The potter, Võ Thị Sương, usually shapes as many coils as she plans to use for the day. She stores them on a plastic sheets.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Q21

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

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Tạo hình cuộn đất sét, tại làng Quế An (phần 5/6)

Description alt

Người thợ gốm Võ Thị Sương thường tạo các cuộn sét với số lượng mà bà ấy dự định sẽ sử dụng trong ngày. Bà ấy để chúng trên một tấm nhựa.

Cultural group

Kinh

Participants

Võ Thị Sương

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Quế An, Quế Sơn district, Quảng Nam Province

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery

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Đất sét (vietnamese for clay), Đất núng (vietnamese for pottery ; literal. "earth cooked")

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Workshop

Temporality

The potter usually prepares her coils in the morning to be used in the afternoon. However, I’ve also seen her prepare the coils in the early afternoon to be used in the evening. She also mentions that she sometime uses them the next day

Date of creation

2023-05-03

Unique ID

2020SG03-Q21-0133