Extracting clay in Krăngọ village

Ma Ly uses a metallic pike called “phal ta u”, where ta means to extract and u is the clay. She explain that the clay has to be taken under a layer of 30cm of soil. The has to contain some sand, but with too much sand the pots will break in the fire. In the past, she would extract only what she can take back on her basket. Nowadays, two persons spend a full day, to extract clay that will last at least for a month of work (around 20 bags of clay). For the documentation, she only back half a basket, as she did not need to bring more.