Sa Huynh pottery making recognized as national intangible cultural heritage

On August 13, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Ngai province announced that the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism had signed a decision to recognize Sa Huynh pottery making (Pho Khanh commune, Duc Pho town, Quang Ngai) as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Trung Son and Vinh An pottery villages (Pho Khanh commune) are located next to An Khe freshwater lagoon and in the core area of ​​Sa Huynh cultural heritage, formed more than 300 years ago. The activities of this handmade pottery village are a link in the crafting tradition from Sa Huynh culture to modern times.

Pottery makers in Vinh An village still preserve the traditional pottery making techniques of Sa Huynh culture in the following stages: preparing the soil, creating the shape with hand-molding techniques combined with slow turning tables, and firing the pottery products in a manual kiln using herbs as raw materials.

Sa Huynh people make pottery by hand

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Ms. Dang Thi My (in Vinh An village, Pho Khanh commune) said that she has been involved in the craft of handmade pottery for more than 40 years. According to Ms. My, Pho Khanh pottery is completely natural pottery, without using any kind of glaze. "To make pottery products imitating ancient Sa Huynh pottery, the craftsman goes through many stages such as selecting clay, kneading thoroughly by hand and then building into large mounds of earth, creating smoothness and flexibility," Ms. My said.

In addition to ceramic jars used in burial rituals, Sa Huynh ceramics also have a rich and diverse range of products and utensils. In archaeological studies of ceramic relics found, the collection of 18 Long Thanh ceramic vases (Duc Pho town) has been recognized as a national treasure.

According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Diem Kieu, Director of Sa Huynh Prehistoric Pottery Cooperative: "Coming to Sa Huynh, everyone will visit the traditional pottery village in Vinh An village and experience firsthand the ancient and modern pottery making processes. Experiencing Sa Huynh pottery, visitors can touch the soul of prehistoric culture, pottery will give visitors many emotions about the picture of material and spiritual life of ancient Sa Huynh people".

Speaking with Thanh Nien reporter, Mr. Tran Duy Khanh, Chairman of Pho Khanh Commune People's Committee, said that the locality will invest in infrastructure to develop the pottery profession to serve the development of community tourism .

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nghe-lam-gom-sa-huynh-duoc-cong-nhan-di-san-van-hoa-phi-vat-the-quoc-gia-185240813223334885.htm