Identifying aesthetic and educational values in the tangible cultural heritage of the Mnong people

Abstract

The Mnong people include many local groups such as Rlam, Kuanh, Chih, Dip, Preh, Gar, Nong, Prang, Bu Nong,… They reside mainly in the provinces of Dak Nong, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Binh Phuoc,... In addition to their intangible culture such as folk songs, folk dances, epics (ot ndrong), traditional festivals, gong cultural space, the tangible cultural heritage of the Mnong including of labor tools, jewelry, brocade, traditional musical instruments… which has traditional aesthetic and educational values. These values have practical significance in practice, especially in the conservation and promotion of cultural heritages of ethnic minorities nowadays.