With natural material and patterns, handmade pottery products of Cham ethnic people in Binh Duc hamlet, Bac Binh district, Binh Thuan province, have made a name in the south central region.
With natural material and patterns, handmade pottery products of Cham ethnic people in Binh Duc hamlet, Bac Binh district, Binh Thuan province, have made a name in the south central region (Photo: VNA)
Binh Duc pottery products have a beautiful light red colour thanks to being made of clay taken from the waterfront of a local river (Photo: VNA)
Binh Duc pottery products are renowned for being made entirely by hand (Photo: VNA)
Binh Duc pottery products are renowned for being made entirely by hand (Photo: VNA)
Instead of using spinning wheels to shape their products, artisans move their hands around the clay to create different shapes and patterns (Photo: VNA)
After finishing an item, the products are exposed to the sun until they are dry and are then burned (Photo: VNA)
After finishing an item, the products are exposed to the sun until they are dry and are then burned (Photo: VNA)
After finishing an item, the products are exposed to the sun until they are dry and are then burned (Photo: VNA)
Families with fewer products join each other to burn them, tightening solidarity among local people (Photo: VNA)
It often takes 1-3 hours to finish burning a product, depending on its size (Photo: VNA)
As the burning stage ends, artisans splash a special liquid from forest trees to create natural patterns on the products (Photo: VNA)
As the burning stage ends, artisans splash a special liquid from forest trees to create natural patterns on the products (Photo: VNA)
Binh Duc pottery products are diverse, including water jugs, stove, pans, etc. (Photo: VNA)
Binh Duc pottery products are diverse, including water jugs, stove, pans, etc. (Photo: VNA)
Thanh Ha villagers living on the banks of the Thu Bon River in the city of Hoi An, Quang Nam province have kept their traditional practice of making pottery by hand.
Ninh Thuan has been asked to compile a dossier on the Cham people’s traditional craft of pottery to apply for UNESCO recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.
After more than 300 years of waning in popularity, Chu Dau is now reviving strongly, becoming a valuable handicraft on both domestic and international markets.