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Post-firing of the pots in Kon Tơ Xing village

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:34 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen
When the pots are cooked, Y Gah takes them out of the fire using a stick and splashes them with a water infused with tree bark to give them a black color. When she is done, she puts the pot back into the fire, until the fire dies out. The water infused with bark can still be seen on the side.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

K44

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Xử lý sau nung đồ gốm ở làng Kon Tơ Xing

Description alt

Khi nồi gốm đã chín, Y Gah dùng que lấy chúng ra khỏi lò và vẩy nước ngâm vỏ cây vào để nồi có màu đen. Khi đã làm xong, bà ấy đặt chiếc nồi lại vào lò cho đến khi lửa tắt. Vết nước ngâm vỏ cây vẫn còn có thể nhìn thấy được được ở phía bên cạnh nồi.

Cultural group

Bahnar

Participants

Y Gah

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Kon Tơ Xing, Kon Rẫy District, Gia Lai province

Item/object

Cooking pot (Gŏ)

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

Courtyard

Date of creation

2023-09-29

Unique ID

2020SG03-K44-0623

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