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Mar 18, 2018 · The art of making burnay stood the test of time and continues to showcase Filipinos artistry and craftsmanship. Highly quality products and preserved tradition: Burnay jars of Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Skip to content
Burnay are earthen jars with small openings while those with bigger mouths are called wangging. In the early years, the burnay, locally known as tapayan or banga, was used for storage of water, rice grains, basi (sugarcane wine) and condiments like salt and bagoong (fish paste).
Oct 16, 2012 · Burnay is an Ilocano term for clay pot. It is a distinct mark of the Bigueos where the burnayan or pottery place is a one stop shop for pottery and any souvenirs from Vigan located at the corner of Liberation Boulevard and Gomez Street.
Jars made from Vigan are much sought-after by foreign and local visitors. This earthenware is called burnay. The industry that has grown from the making of burnay dates back to pre-colonial times when immigrants from China came to settle in Vigan.
Sep 18, 2007 · The burnay are used as fermentation vats for the famous bagoong or fish pastes from the region and they can also be used to ferment wines and liquors. It amazes me that the pots seem waterproof even though they are unglazed.
Sep 14, 2014 · Its name, Pagburnayan, comes from the root word burnay. It refers to the hand-crafted earthenware pots made from Vigan. Bantog clays, these are called. They’re dug from the western barangays of the city. I once asked a cuchero who was touring me around where they would get more of these, if supplies ran out.
Jun 25, 2011 · The burnay is an earthenware jar crafted by a potter’s hands with the aid of a potter’s wheel. It uses fine sand (anay) as a tempering material and fired at a high temperature in a huge brick-and-clay ground kiln that makes it is harder and more durable than other terra cotta.
Jan 29, 2019 · VIGAN TRAVEL: Ruby Jar Factory, Vigan’s 90 Year Old Craft of Earthen Jars. Vigan is a place where long-lived arts and crafts are nurtured up to the present time, and among those lasting craft heritage is the pottery making, also locally known as the burnay jars.
The village of Pagburnayan in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur is home to a number of factories that use the centuries-old method of producing clay jars, known locally as burnay.
Apr 24, 2011 · After Eduardo Go, 40, demonstrated the burnay or jar making – which wowed the visitors, I cornered him for an interview. He revealed the rich history of burnay-making in this city’s pagburnayan, and how the business thrived up to the present period.
