VHM_0056

Descriptive title
Mango seed cup
Initial context
Date
1978
Material(s)
Description

This cup was made from found materials and made into the shape of a mango seed by Nguyễn Ngọc Diệp's father while he was imprisoned in the K3 "re-education camp" in Vĩnh Phú, one of the northern “reeducation” camps where thousands of former South Vietnamese military officers were detained after 1975. A soaring phoenix is engraved on the back of the cup using only makeshift tools. At the time of his imprisonment, Diệp’s mother was one month pregnant. Diệp's father was imprisoned for a total of 7 years.

Current location
Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Nguyễn Ngọc Diệp

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