Binh Duc Pottery

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)