Making jars (yang) in Yang Tao village : Building up the walls 2

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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, Mai Kim scrapes the inside of the pot with her fingertips, while walking backward around the support, creating diagonal lines all around the pot. This action is called “bak” in Mnong. We can see that she already did a similar operation on the outside, as it is lined.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Y25

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Làm ché (yang) ở xã Yang Tao : Dựng thành ché 2

Description alt

Dùng tay trái để đỡ phía bên ngoài, Mai Kim dùng đầu ngón tay cạo bên trong ché, đồng thời đi lùi xung quanh giá đỡ, tạo các đường chéo xung quanh ché. Hành động này được gọi là “bak” trong tiếng Mnông. Chúng ta có thể thấy rằng bà ấy đã thực hiện một thao tác tương tự ở bên ngoài, như nó được vạch ra.

Cultural group

Mnong Rlam

Participants

H’Lưm Uông (Mai Kim)

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Yang Tao, Lắk District, Đắk Lắk province

Techniques of production

Pottery – modeling by drawing

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery

Materials alt

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

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

2023-07-27

Unique ID

2020SG03-Y25-0391