Pounding rice
Pounding rice, separating the grain from the chaff. She is using the most basic method, lifting and dropping the pounder by hand. A more pratical way is by using a foot operated lever.
Ban Padaeng, a Khmu village near Vieng Poukha
f/4 @ 10.6 mm, 1/320, ISO 100, No Flash
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