Yo Khoanh is polishing a jar (yang) with a stone. It is the second polishing that takes place when the pot is already a bit dry. The action of polishing is called “ɲoh”. She is wearing the traditional dress indicating that she was waiting for a group of tourists to come.
Funding
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
History
Session
Y21
Rights owner
Cécile de Francquen
Title alt
Làm gốm ở xã Yang Tao: đánh bóng chiêc yang (ché)
Description alt
Yo Khoanh đang đánh bóng một chiếc yang (ché) bằng sỏi. Đây là lần đánh bóng thứ hai diễn ra sau khi nồi đã hơi khô. Hành động đánh bóng được gọi là “ɲoh”. bà ấy mặc bộ váy truyền thống cho thấy rằng bà ấy đang đợi một nhóm khách du lịch ghé qua.
Cultural group
Mnong Rlam
Participants
H’Phiêt Uông (Yo Khoanh)
Country
Viet Nam
Place
Yang Tao, Lắk District, Đắk Lắk province
Item/object
Jar (yang)
Techniques of production
Pottery – brunishing
Materials
Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery
Materials alt
Uk (Mnong for clay), Dlah (Mnong for pottery)
Cultural context/event
General production
Location
Courtyard
Intent
The second polishing aims at flattening the stripes created during the first polishing, until they are completely replaced by the new ones, that are less bulging than the first one.