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"Burnay" traditionally refers to the jars manufactured in the Ilocos region, northern Luzon.

This photograph shows a potter in the process of forming a jar from clay collected near the 16th century city of Vigan, Ilocos Sur. The pottery is locally called "pinagburyan" and was established some time in the early 19th century making it an integral part of the city's history which was probably introduced by the Chinese but I haven't really made an in-depth research on this. Porcelain and ceramic trade
between the Philippine archipelago and Chinese merchants had been establsihed centuries before the spanish colonization.

Today, there are two "pinagburyan" in Vigan and the jars produced in the two manufactures are characteristically heavy and dark brown in color after undergoing firing in the in the kiln heated up to a temperature of more than a thousand degrees Celsius by burning branches of woods.

They are still used today to ferment fish paste (anchovy), locally produced vinegars and wines called "basi" or to store water but also in many households used as art decors.

I was able to buy two jars and ironically the one deformed was more expensive.

Workshops are also posted. Thank you