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Banga (pottery)
''Tapayan'' or ''tempayan'' (also known as ''balanga'', ''belanga'', or ''banga'') are large wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jars found in various Austronesian cultures in island Southeast Asia. Their various functions include fermenting rice (''tapai''), fermenting vinegar or alcoholic beverages, storing food and water, cooking, and burial of the deceased. The term ''tapayan'' also includes the imported ''martaban'' stoneware (Dutch: ), originally from kilns in Southern China and Indochina. These were used primarily as storage jars for foodstuffs and valuable trade goods during ship voyages, but were highly valued as trade goods themselves. They became heirlooms and symbols of wealth and status among various indigenous cultures in the islands of Southeast Asia. Etymology ''Tapayan'' is derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay-an which refers to large earthen jars originally used to ferment rice wine (''tapai''). In modern Austronesian languages, derivatives includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pots And Shades
Pot may refer to: Containers * Flowerpot, a container in which plants are cultivated * Pottery, ceramic ware made by potters * A type of cookware Places * Ken Jones Aerodrome, IATA airport code POT * Palestinian Occupied Territories, the West Bank * Pontefract Tanshelf railway station, England; National Rail station code POT * Po Tat station, Hong Kong; MTR station code POT * Patterson Office Tower, a high-rise office building located at the University of Kentucky People * Cor Pot (born 1951), Dutch football manager and player * Philippe Pot (1428–1493), Burgundian nobleman, military leader, and diplomat * Pol Pot (1925–1998), leader of the communist Khmer Rouge in Kampuchea or Cambodia Art, entertainment, and media * ''Pot'' (novel), a 1981 novel by Nejc Zaplotnik * Pot (poker), the amount to be won * P.O.T., former Filipino rock band * "The Pot", a 2006 song by Tool Computing and technology * .pot, file extension for template files of gettext, the GNU localiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
