Fermenting Rice Vase

Author

Bringing War Home

Files

Description

A vase used for fermenting rice for white rice wine that would be used at celebrations. Decorated with turtles, meant to represent longevity and luck. Made of ceramic in good, functional condition. Participant ID_00014, Object ID_00032

Keywords

Civilian, Combatant, Medical; Cultural, Ethnic, Military

Collection Site

Logan

Object Story

The vase was found in Vietnam in 1970 while the participant was servicing in the war. The vase is now located in Utah as a veteran's keepsake.

Copyright

CC-BY-NC

Collection Date

4-22-2022

War Era

Vietnam

Recommended Citation

Bringing War Home, "Fermenting Rice Vase" (2022). Bringing War Home Collection. 23.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bwh_collection/23