Pounding clay in a helmet in Krăngọ village 1/2

The clay is dried, then pounded into powder. In the past, the potter would kneel on the floor and smash a large stick on the clay to crush it. Since around 1986-1987, people started to pound the clay in helmets, using a pestle (tơrnai). They first used metalic helmet from the american army. Ma Liy’s helmet was taken when she was in Binh Duong. She now uses any kind of motorbike security helmet (kơ mlu ser in Koho language). The action of pound is called “bơ” in Koho language.