Preparing clay elements in Thanh Hà village 8/8 : Finishing the coil

Nguyễn Thị Bê has done several actions to create a coil around 50cm long for 6-7cm diametre. She has cut off a handful of clay from both ends and now places the coil down on the board on the floor, under her working board. While she is preparing the coil, Nguyễn Thị Bê is also using her right foot to set in motion the wheel on which Nguyễn Thị Thủy is making pots. This requires an important coordination that few people in the village master. On this picture, Nguyễn Thị Bê pauses the coil she is making to hold on her working board with both hands to put more force on the wheel with her foot. She also stops when the pot is done, to take it off the wheel to dry in the courtyard.