VHM_0056

Descriptive title
Mango seed cup
Object type(s)
Bag/Container
Material(s)
Metal
Collection
Vietnamese Heritage Museum
Donor(s)
Nguyễn Ngọc Diệp
Current location
Vietnamese Heritage Museum
Data license
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Image of pheonix engraving on cup.
Image of bottom of cup.
Image of inside of cup.
Image of side of cup.
Image of back of cup with buckle.
Image of front of cup with pheonix engraving as well as a color checker and ruler.

Timeline

  • Mango seed cup Origin

    Vietnam
    "Re-education" Camp
    1978

    This mango-shaped cup was carved by Nguyễn Ngọc Diệp’s father during his imprisonment at Trại K3 (K3 Camp) in Vĩnh Phú Province, one of the northern “reeducation” camps where thousands of former South Vietnamese military officers were detained after 1975. Using only primitive tools and discarded materials, he engraved a phoenix on the cup’s surface. At the time of his imprisonment, Diệp’s mother was one month pregnant.