Preforming the lids on leather-hard clay (2/2) : scraping the lids

https://doi.org/10.25420/britishmuseum.30430876

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:36 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen

After a second drying time, Võ Thị Sương takes back the lids and scrapes the inside with the bamboo tool called "cái khót".

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Q33

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Tạo hình nắp trên đất sét da cứng (2/2 ) : cạo nắp

Description alt

Sau lần phơi khô thứ hai, Võ Thị Sương lấy nắp ra và cạo bên trong bằng dụng cụ tre gọi là "cái khót".

Cultural group

Kinh

Participants

Võ Thị Sương

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Quế An, Quế Sơn district, Quảng Nam Province

Item/object

lids (nắp; vung)

Techniques of production

Pottery – preforming by shaving

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery

Materials alt

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

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Workshop

Intent

The scraping thins out the walls to make the pot lighter

Date of creation

2023-04-26

Unique ID

2020SG03-Q33-0233