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Making a small cooking pot (dlah piêng) in Yang Tao village : drawing of a lump 3

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:35 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen
Using her left hand as a support on the outside, Yo Khoanh starts scraping the inside of the pot with her fingertips, while turning backward around the support, creating diagonal lines all around the pot. This action is called “bak” in Mnong.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Y22

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Làm một chiêc nồi nhỏ (dlah piêng) ở xã Yang Tao : cào rãnh cục đất sét 3

Description alt

Dùng tay trái như một vật đỡ bên ngoài, Yo Khoanh bắt đầu dùng đầu ngón tay của bà ấy cạo bên trong nồi, đồng thời đi lùi quanh giá đỡ, tạo ra các đường rãnh chéo xung quanh nồi. Hành động này được gọi là “bak” trong tiếng Mnông.

Cultural group

Mnong Rlam

Participants

H’Phiêt Uông (Yo Khoanh)

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Yang Tao, Lắk District, Đắk Lắk province

Item/object

Pot to cook rice (dlah piêng)

Techniques of production

Pottery – drawing of a lump

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery

Materials alt

Uk (Mnong for clay), Dlah (Mnong for pottery)

Museum name

British Museum

Museum collections documentation

2025,3002.3

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Courtyard

Intent

This action both regularises the surface and thickness of the pot and erases the junctions between the attached parts. It also elevates the walls a bit more.

Date of creation

2023-08-19

Unique ID

2020SG03-Y22-0359

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