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Opening the lump of clay in Kon Tơ Xing village

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:34 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen
While turning around the support, Y Gah inserts her right hand inside and pushes down the clay in the centre of the bottom to create a hole and then pulls up clay from the bottom to the top. She uses her left hand as support on the outside.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

K23

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Mở rộng cục đất sét ở làng Kon Tơ Xing

Description alt

Trong khi xoay bàn xoay (???), Y Gah đưa tay phải vào bên trong và ấn đất sét ở giữa đáy xuống tạo thành một lỗ rồi kéo đất sét từ dưới lên trên. Bà ấy sử dụng tay trái của mình làm điểm tựa ở bên ngoài.

Cultural group

Bahnar

Participants

Y Gah

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Kon Tơ Xing, Kon Rẫy District, Gia Lai province

Item/object

Cooking pot (Gŏ)

Techniques of production

Pottery – drawing of a lump

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery

Materials alt

Teh lơn (Bahnar for clay), Gŏ (Bahnar for pottery)

Museum name

British Museum

Museum collections documentation

2025,3002.4

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Backyard

Date of creation

2023-09-03

Unique ID

2020SG03-K23-0543

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