Giang Ngọc Xanh unloading his wheelbarrow of dried pots on the side of the kiln in Quế An village

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

Giang Ngọc Xanh is unloading the wheelbarrow of dried pot. He first piles the pots up on the walls of the kiln. If there's no more space, he puts them on the side.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Q42

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Giang Ngọc Xanh dỡ những nồi gốm khô trên xe cút kít bên lò nung ở làng Quế An

Description alt

Giang Ngọc Xanh đang dỡ những nồi gốm khô xuống khỏi xe cút kít. Đầu tiên, ông ấy chất chúng lên thành lò nung. Nếu không còn chỗ trống, ông ấy sẽ đặt chúng sang một bên.

Cultural group

Kinh

Participants

Giang Ngọc Xanh

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Quế An, Quế Sơn district, Quảng Nam Province

Materials

Mineral-clay

Materials alt

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

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Backyard

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).

Date of creation

2023-04-25

Unique ID

2020SG03-Q42-0042