Giang Ngọc Xanh uses a wheelbarrow to transport the dried pots from the courtyard to the garden, where the kiln is located. At the same time, the neighbours, who have borrowed the courtyard to dry their rice, are collecting it.
Funding
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
History
Session
Q42
Rights owner
Cécile de Francquen
Title alt
Giang Ngọc Xanh chuyển đồ gốm khô vào lò trong khi hàng xóm thu gom thóc lúa phơi khô ở làng Quế An
Description alt
Giang Ngọc Xanh dùng xe rùa (xe cút kít) để vận chuyển các đồ gốm khô từ sân ra vườn, nơi đặt lò nung. Cùng lúc đó, hàng xóm mượn sân để phơi thóc (lúa??) cũng đang thu gom lại.
Cultural group
Kinh
Participants
Giang Ngọc Xanh
Country
Viet Nam
Place
Quế An, Quế Sơn district, Quảng Nam Province
Materials
Mineral-clay, Cereal-rice, Ceramic-pottery
Materials alt
Đất sét (vietnamese for clay), Lúa (rough rice, still with the husk) , Đất núng (vietnamese for pottery ; literal. "earth cooked")
Cultural context/event
General production
Location
Courtyard
Temporality
The process of loading the kiln takes around 2h : 1h to bring the pots near the kiln and 1h to actually organise them in. It is usually undertaken in early afternoon (around 1PM).
Intent
The neighbours are sweeping the rice and gather it in the center of the courtyard. After that they will either cover it with plastic bags to protect them from the humidity or take it back home.