After she scraped the inside of the dlah gang dak, Yo Khoanh polishes the outside of the pot with a small stone. This is the first of three polishing steps. The action of polishing is called “ɲoh”.
Session
Y24Rights owner
Cécile de FrancquenTitle alt
Làm bình đựng nước (dlah gang dak) ở xã Yang Tao : Đánh bóng bìnhDescription alt
Sau khi cạo sạch bên trong dlah gang dak, Yo Khoanh đánh bóng bên ngoài chiếc bình bằng một hòn sỏi nhỏ. Đây là bước đầu tiên trong ba bước đánh bóng. Hành động đánh bóng được gọi là “ɲoh”.Cultural group
Mnong RlamParticipants
H’Phiêt Uông (Yo Khoanh)Country
Viet NamPlace
Yang Tao, Lắk District, Đắk Lắk provinceItem/object
Pot to keep water (Dlah gang dak)Techniques of production
Pottery – brunishingMaterials
Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery, StoneMaterials alt
Uk (Mnong for clay), Dlah (Mnong for pottery), Mau (Mnong for stone)Cultural context/event
General productionLocation
CourtyardTemporality
At this point, the pot has dried for 71h after it has been made, during the rainy season.Intent
This first polishing step aims at compacting the surface and filling the pores and smooth the irregularities of the surface. It creates a smooth but regularly striped surface.Date of creation
2023-07-27Unique ID
2020SG03-Y24-0336
