Unloading the pottery kiln in Quế An village : the potter, Võ Thị Sương, disposes the freshly fired pots in the backyard

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:37 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen

The potter, Võ Thị Sương, takes the pots out of the kiln. She takes them and disposes of them in the backyard.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Q45

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

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Quá trình dỡ lò nung gốm ở làng Quế An: Người thợ gốm, Võ Thị Sương, đặt những chiếc nồi vừa được nung ở sân sau

Description alt

Thợ làm gốm Võ Thị Sương lấy những chiếc nồi ra khỏi lò nung và đặt chúng ở sân sau.

Cultural group

Kinh

Participants

Võ Thị Sương

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Quế An, Quế Sơn district, Quảng Nam Province

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

Backyard

Temporality

Unloading the kiln takes around 30minutes. It takes place in the morning following the firing. They starts unloading around 7.

Date of creation

2023-04-26

Unique ID

2020SG03-Q45-0050