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

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:37 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen
Võ Thị Sương usually shapes as many coils as she plans to use for the day. She stores them under plastic sheets to use them later. She places the bottom of her old turntable on top of the sheet to ensure that it will not fly away.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Q21

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

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

Description alt

Võ Thị Sương thường tạo các cuộn sét mà bà ấy dự định sẽ sử dụng trong ngày. Bà ấy cất chúng dưới những tấm nhựa để sử dụng sau này. Bà đặt đáy của chiếc bàn xoay cũ lên trên tấm nhựa để đảm bảo nó không bay đi.

Cultural group

Kinh

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Quế An, Quế Sơn district, Quảng Nam Province

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery

Materials alt

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 a 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-Q21-0134

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