Humidifying the outside of the bowl/lid with a wet rag in Kon Tơ Xing village

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:34 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen

Once she has shaped the bottom and thin the walls, Y Gah humidifies the surface of the bowl with a wet rag. This prepares the surface for the smoothing with a small stick, called “long" in Bahnar,

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

K35

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Làm ẩm phía bên ngoài bát/nắp với một chiếc giẻ ướt, tại làng Kon Tơ Xing

Description alt

Sau khi đã tạo hình xong phần đáy và làm mỏng thành bát, Y Gah làm ẩm bề mặt bát bằng một chiếc giẻ ướt. Hành động này giúp bề mặt bát chuẩn bị cho quá trình làm phẳng bằng một chiếc que nhỏ, được gọi là "long" trong tiếng Bahnar.

Cultural group

Bahnar

Participants

Y Gah

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Kon Tơ Xing, Kon Rẫy District, Gia Lai province

Item/object

Lid/Bowl (Klơ đơ̆p)

Techniques of production

Pottery – smoothing (wet clay)

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery

Materials alt

Teh lơn (Bahnar for clay), Gŏ (Bahnar for pottery)

Museum name

British Museum

Museum collections documentation

2025,3002.5

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Courtyard

Temporality

This action occures on leather-hard clay : the pot has dried for a few days, until it is hard enough to be manipulated without losing its shape but still flexible enough to modify that shape.

Date of creation

2023-09-09

Unique ID

2020SG03-K35-0602