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Weaving bamboo mat for pottery in Kon Tơ Xing village 2/3

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:34 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen
Y Gah has sliced a bamboo into flexible pieces. Now she weaves them together to create a mat on which she will make the pots. This mat is called tơnar in Bahnar.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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K62

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

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Dệt chiếu tre ở làng Kon Tơ Xing 2/3

Description alt

Y Gah chẻ một đoạn tre thành từng lạt dẻo. Bây giờ bà ấy đan chúng lại với nhau để tạo thành một tấm chiếu mà bà ấy sẽ làm những chiếc chậu trên đó. Tấm chiếu này gọi là tơnar ở Bahnar.

Cultural group

Bahnar

Participants

Y Gah

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Kon Tơ Xing, Kon Rẫy District, Gia Lai province

Item/object

Bamboo mat (tơnar )

Techniques of production

Basketry-twined

Materials

Stem-bamboo

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Backyard

Date of creation

2023-09-03

Unique ID

2020SG03-K62-0537

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