A woman was milling rice using a wooden stick and mortar

Woman milling rice with a wooden stick
Woman milling rice with a wooden stick
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As I entered a village deep in the mountains of Luzon, I saw a woman working. She was holding a thick wooden stick and poking the inside of a mortar, also made of wood. When I looked inside the mortar, I saw that it contained rice. The woman was polishing rice with a pestle and mortar.

The woman did not stop polishing the rice even when I stood right in front of her. She kept a steady rhythm, pounding the pestle and mortar. I guess rice polishing is a daily task. It does not seem to be an exciting task, and the woman's face was dull. She looked bored. Even so, the woman continued to work silently. Rice is a staple food in the Philippines.

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Jan 2009 PEOPLE PHILIPPINES

PHOTO DATA

No

2389

Shooting Date

Sep 2008

Posted On

January 13, 2009

Modified On

January 24, 2023

Place

Tinglayen, Philippines

Genre

Portrait Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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