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BURNAY ITI AMIANAN
JAR "BURNAY" MAKING
The burnay-making in Vigan was introduced by early Chinese immigrants. The west side of Vigan is abundant in grade A clay used in jar and pottery- making in nearby barangays/villages. The jar-making trade was passed on from generation to generation of Chinese mestizos and eventually naturales (natives). Burnay is use for storing drinking water, salt, basi wine, tagapulot (brown sugar), and Ilocano's favorite bagoong. The arrival of plastic containers is killing the industry. A sub-product of burnay called gibak (clay tiles) are used as salt beds in salt-making industry found in Las Pinas, Laguna and Dasul, Pangasinan.
Philippine Civilization and Technology
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