Loading the kiln in Phù Mỹ village 1/5

The potters are loading the pots into the kiln. To save time, the work is organised as follows: Thái Thị Loan brings the pots from the workshop to the kiln area, Nguyễn Thị Phương and Nguyễn Tấn Ánh step on the platform between the first and second level of the kiln and dispose the pots inside (see layout section). Bùi Thị Lệ and Trương Thị Hoa make the link between the two, bringing the pots to them and/or disposing them on the walls so that they can easily grab them. The first pots to be loaded are the miniature braziers. They have to be disposed carefully as to not break their small ears. Other pots, like the small jars do not require such car and can be laid out in batches. However, most pots need to be placed so that the air can circulate between them. For that same reason, during the loading, NTP places curved pottery sherds between the pots and the walls of the kiln: It allows the heat and flames to reach the upper layer of the kiln.