Cutting wood to fire pottery in Yang Tao village

Mai Khanh is chopping wood for the fire. The most common fuel is dried bamboo, “do la” in Mnong (literally dry bamboo). There are two types: la tôm, which is red, and la sap, which is grey. It is taken in the mountain of Lien Nau, because there are no forest around, now that the whole area is used for rice fields. Although they can use any other type of fuel, the do la gives a better sound to the pottery.