Mai Kim is polishing a pot (dlah bay) with a stone. It is the first polishing that takes place just before thinning the walls of the pot. The action of polishing is called “ɲoh”.
Session
Y36Rights owner
Cécile de FrancquenTitle alt
Đánh bóng nồi dùng để nhuộm quần áo (dlah bay) ở xã Yang TaoDescription alt
Mai Kim đang đánh bóng một cái nồi (dlah bay) bằng sỏi. Đây là lần đánh bóng đầu tiên diễn ra ngay trước khi làm mỏng thành nồi. Hành động đánh bóng được gọi là “ɲoh”.Cultural group
Mnong RlamParticipants
H’Lưm Uông (Mai Kim)Country
Viet NamPlace
Yang Tao, Lắk District, Đắk Lắk provinceItem/object
Pot to dye clothes (Dlah bay)Techniques of production
Pottery – brunishingMaterials
Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery, StoneMaterials alt
Uk (Mnong for clay), Dlah (Mnong for pottery), Mau (Mnong for stone)Cultural context/event
General productionLocation
CourtyardTemporality
The first polishing happens when the surface is dry enough to not stick to the stone. It is directly followed by the thinning of the walls, by scraping the inside.Intent
This first polishing step aims at compacting the surface and filling the pores and smooth the irregularities of the surface. It creates a smooth but regularly striped surface.Date of creation
2023-08-19Unique ID
2020SG03-Y36-0356
