Making a small cooking pot (dlah piêng) in Yang Tao village : smoothing the walls with a bamboo stick and water 1

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:35 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen

Yo Khoanh has humidified the surface of the pots with her hands and now rubs the inside of the pot with a bamboo stick to smooth it and erase the lines created during the drawing.

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 : Làm nhẵn bên ngoài 1

Description alt

Yo Khoanh dùng tay làm ẩm bề mặt nồi rồi bây giờ dùng que tre chà nhẵn, láng mịn bề mặt và xóa đi những đường nét được tạo ra trong quá trình tạo hình.

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 – smoothing (wet clay)

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 helps to even the thickness of the walls.

Date of creation

2023-08-19

Unique ID

2020SG03-Y22-0361