Preparing clay to make pottery in Krăngọ village 1 : Hammering dry clay

The clay has been dried in the sun for several days. Ma Ly now hammers it into a fine powder, using a long stick called gai pang u (lit. Stick to hammer clay). She kneel on the floor and smash the stick on the clay to crush it. The action to smash is called "pang" in the Koho language. This is the technique used in the past. Since around 1985, The potters of the village pound clay inside a helmet.