carrying on the head
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thumb|Sari-clad woman in [[Mysore, India, balancing a basket of chikoo on her head.]] Carrying on the head is a common practice in many parts of the world as an alternative to carrying a burden on the back, shoulders and so on. People have carried burdens balanced on top of the head since ancient times, usually to do daily work, but sometimes in religious ceremonies or as a feat of skill, such as in certain dances.
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thumb|Sari-clad woman in [[Mysore, India, balancing a basket of chikoo on her head.]] Carrying on the head is a common practice in many parts of the world as an alternative to carrying a burden on the back, shoulders and so on. People have carried burdens balanced on top of the head since ancient times, usually to do daily work, but sometimes in religious ceremonies or as a feat of skill, such as in certain dances.
==Working== thumb|Slovaks|Slovak immigrants on [[Ellis Island, 1905, among which a woman head-carrying.]]
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