Pottery drying in the annex in Kon Tơ Xing village

After being shaped, the cooking pot, called gŏ, and his lid, called Klơ đơ̆p, are left to dry in the annex behind the house. They have to dry until the clay is hard enough to be manipulated without losing its shape but still flexible enough modify that shape. Then the potter will form the bottom. The drying time depends on many factors, like the weather and the time of the day. The potter indicates as reference that pots usually dry for 1 days during the sunny season and for 3 days during the rainy season. However, during our stay there, it took 6 days for the pots to be dry enough.