Pottery Village

                       

Pearly Whites

This old lady has black decaying teeth from chewing too much Beetlenut. Beetlenut provides some sort of high and it's very popular in Vietnam

Pottery Wheel

This old lady stands all day long and spins a pottery wheel with her leg while the young lady creates pots and other small trinkets to sell

Brick Stack

These ladies spend all day long stacking heavy bricks by hand

Old Village Man

Check out his chickens in the background

Pottery Kiln

This old kiln is made out of bricks and the people in this village use wood to heat it up and fire the pottery

Pottery Man

Shot of old man inside the kiln

Hands of Clay

Creating a pot the old fashioned way

Ready For Firing

Pottery is set outside for a few days to dry before it is placed in the kiln

                   



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