Preforming pots in Thanh Hà village : refined the rim (wet clay)

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:33 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen

Nguyễn Thị Thủy has shaped the pot on the wheel. Before taking it out of the wheel, she uses her finger to refine the rim.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

H27

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

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Tạo hình những chiếc nồi ở làng Thanh Hà: tinh chế phần vành nồi (tạo hình trên đất sét ướt)

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Nguyễn Thị Thủy đã tạo hình chiếc nồi trên bàn xoay. Trước khi lấy nó ra khỏi bàn xoay, bà ấy dùng ngón tay để tinh chỉnh lại vành nồi.

Cultural group

Kinh

Participants

Nguyễn Thị Thủy

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Làng Gốm Thanh Hà, Hội An city, Quảng Nam province

Techniques of production

Pottery – wheel coiling, Pottery – preforming by shaving

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery

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Đất sét (vietnamese for clay), Đất núng (vietnamese for pottery ; literal. "earth cooked")

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Workshop

Temporality

The fashionning of pots usually takes place in the late afternoon, as Nguyễn Thị Bê works in the workshop from 4PM to 7PM. She is the necessary assistant that prepares the coils and patties and set the wheel in motion.

Date of creation

2023-09-12

Unique ID

2020SG03-H27-0737