Pads for carrying weight on the head

Women in all cultures and epochs have devised ways to keep their hands free and at the same time carry out production and family tasks by carrying things on their heads and babies on their backs.

Head pads, made of different materials, from vegetable fibre to rolled-up cloth, allow them to carry all kinds of heavy objects, including pitchers of water. It was essential to learn when still a girl the posture to guarantee balance and rhythm of movement so as not to spill the load.