Close-up of traditional rice pounding mortars of the people of Western Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Social life is increasingly developing, in the highland villages of Thai, Mong, Kho Mu… most have rice mills. However, many families still retain traditional rice pounding mortars.
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Large wooden rice pounding mortars are still kept in highland families. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Pounding rice with a mortar is very hard work, but it is a traditional activity that has been preserved for hundreds of years. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Rice pounding mortars and pestles are always made from good, long-lasting wood and passed down from generation to generation in highland families. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| This round mortar with a wide mouth is a familiar image, easily seen under the stilt houses of ethnic minorities in the Western Nghe An region today. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Thai people in Nghe An have the custom of pounding rice in furrows. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The bed is carved into an oblong shape, much larger than the mortar. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Many beats of pestles pounding rice on the time-stained beds of a Thai family. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Pounding rice by hand is a labor tradition that is still preserved today. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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Not only a tool for production, the bed also becomes a tool in cultural activities during festivals and other cultural events. Photo: Dao Tho |