The village chief of the rare bottle basket craft village left in Phu Yen

    Thảo Quyên |

    Phu My village (An Dan commune, Tuy An district, Phu Yen province) is one of the few villages that still maintains the profession of making bottles.

    Lang Phu My thoi cao diem co khoang 50 ho voi hang tram lao dong lam nghe thung chai nhung gio chi con vai gia dinh bam tru lai, trong do co ho anh Truong Van Trung va chi Truong Thi Bich Kieu.
    Phu My village at its peak had about 50 households with hundreds of bottle collectors, but now there are only a few families left, including Mr. Truong Van Trung and Ms. Truong Thi Bich Kieu.
    Tat ca cac cong doan de lam nen mot chiec thung tu chon tre, che tre, vot tre den dan men, lan, nuc… deu duoc nguoi tho lam thu cong, ti mi.
    The stages to make a basket from bamboo picking, bamboo splitting, bamboo spinning to weaving, spinning, weaving... are all handcrafted and meticulous by the craftsman.
    Nguyen lieu de dan thung thuong la loai tre duoc trong nhieu tai dia phuong von chiu nuoc rat tot va co do deo cao, khong bi gion gay khi dan.
    Raw materials for knitting baskets are usually bamboo grown in localities that are very water resistant and have high flexibility, not brittle, broken when knitting. Bamboo after being thin, knitting all into basket. The worker will continue to cheat. This is an important stage to determine the quality of the product, how to make the basket after cheating, balanced and not deformed.
    Khi thung da hoan thien, nguoi tho se tiep tuc dung phan bo tuoi hoa lan cung nuoc trat deu len hai mat. Cach lam nay nham bit kin cac ke ho cua nan tre. Hai lop phan bo kho lai tiep tuc quet hai lop nhua dau rai la hoan thanh.
    When the basket is completed, the craftsman will continue to use fresh beef manure mixed with the dressing on both sides. This method is to close the gaps in the bamboo tarpaulin. The two layers of dried beef manure continued to sweep the two layers of art form to complete.
    Ky thuat chong tham bang phan bo va nhua dau rai duoc truyen lai tu doi cha ong, giup thung co mau dep chong moi mot. Lop chong tham dac biet nay co the dung trong moi truong nuoc bien 4 - 5 nam. Neu thung bi rach, thung co the dem ve va lai duoc.
    The waterproofing technique using cow dung and shiitake resin has been passed down from their ancestors, helping the basket have a beautiful color to prevent termites. This special waterproof layer can be used in the marine environment for 4-5 years. The torn basket can be brought back and patched.
    Mot chiec thung chai thanh pham, dat chat luong de xuat ra thi truong tu luc dan me den khi hoan tat mat khoang 8 - 10 ngay. Gia ban ra thi truong tu 1,8 trieu dong den 3 trieu dong/chiec tuy vao kich thuoc va so nan.
    A quality bottle of finished products is shipped to the market from the time of manufacture until completion, taking about 8 - 10 days. The selling price on the market ranges from 1.8 million VND to 3 million VND/piece depending on the size and number of alloys.
    Vat va de lam ra mot chiec thung nhung nhung nguoi dan lang nghe nay lai song voi thu nhap vo cung bap benh. “Tu khi co su xuat hien cua thung composite (thung nhua), thung chai dan khong con duoc ua chuong. Phan lon da bo nghe, chuyen sang lam cong viec khac hoac di lam xa xu”. Anh Trung chia se
    It is difficult to make a basket, but the people of this craft village live with an extremely unstable income. "Since the appearance of composite baskets ( replacement plastic baskets), bottle baskets have gradually become less popular. Most have quit their jobs, switched to other jobs or worked far away from home" - Mr. Trung shared.
    Nguon thu nhap cua nhung ho gia dinh lam nghe thung chai nhu anh Trung, chi Kieu chu yeu dua vao don dat hang cua cac co so kinh doanh du lich hoac chi cho gioi thieu xuat di nuoc ngoai. “Nhieu lan cung dinh bo nghe nhung vi truyen thong cha ong de lai ma co gang giu”. Chi Kieu tam su.
    The income of households working in bottle baskets such as Mr. Trung and Ms. Kieu mainly depends on orders from tourism businesses or are just waiting to introduce to go abroad. "Many times I have tried to quit my job, but because of the tradition left by our ancestors, I try to keep it" - Ms. Kieu confided. To earn more income, Ms. Kieu's family both produces and combines with domestic and foreign tour groups to visit and experience.
    Anh Sidney Pool (du khach Ha Lan) phan khoi chup anh cung chi Kieu, anh chia se: “Cach day vai hom toi da duoc trai nghiem hoat dong lac thung tai Hoi An. Toi cam thay rat thu vi khi duoc den day, tan mat xem cac nghe nhan lam thung chai nhu the nay”.
    Mr. Sidney Pool (a Dutch tourist) excitedly took a photo with Ms. Kieu during his trip to Phu Yen. The foreign guest shared: A few days ago, I experienced basket shaking activities in Hoi An. I feel very excited to come here and see the artisans making bottles like this with my own eyes.
    Nhieu nhiep anh gia da den day de tim cam hung sang tac. Khong it tac pham da doat giai thuong cao trong cac cuoc thi nhiep anh. Day la co hoi de quang ba san pham doc dao cua Viet Nam ra thi truong quoc te.
    Many photographers have come here to find inspiration to create. Many works have won high prizes in photography competitions. This is an opportunity to promote unique Vietnamese products to the international market.
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