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Unloading the pottery kiln in Quế An village

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:36 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen
Giang Ngọc Xanh climb onto the wall of the kiln and start taking out the pots, passing them to Võ Thị Sương. She disposes them in the backyard next to the kiln. They proceed like this until the kiln is empty.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Q45

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Dỡ lò gốm ở làng Quế An

Description alt

Giang Ngọc Xanh trèo lên thành lò và bắt đầu lấy các nồi gốm ra, chuyền chúng cho Võ Thị Sương . Bà ấy sắp xếp và đặt chúng ở sân sau bên cạnh lò nung. Họ làm như vậy cho đến khi lò nung trống không.

Cultural group

Kinh

Participants

Võ Thị Sương, Giang Ngọc Xanh

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Quế An, Quế Sơn district, Quảng Nam Province

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

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-Q45-0211

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