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A tumpline (/ˈtʌmplaɪn/) is a strap attached at both ends to a sack, backpack, or other luggage and used to carry the object by placing the strap over the top of the head. This utilizes the spine rather than the shoulders as standard backpack straps do. Tumplines are not intended to be worn over the forehead, but rather over the top of the head just back from the hairline, pulling straight down in alignment with the spine. The bearer then leans forward, allowing the back to help support the load.

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  • Un mecapal (mot espagnol dérivé du nahuatl mecapalli) est un instrument de portage utilisé depuis une haute antiquité par les peuples de Mésoamérique pour transporter de nombreux produits, et qui continue d'être utilisé traditionnellement par certaines populations d'origine amérindienne. Il s'agit d'un bandeau de cuir ou, plus traditionnellement, de coton ou d'ixtle (fibre de maguey tissée), d'environ 25 à 40 cm de long et 10 cm de large, à chaque extrémité de laquelle on attache une corde. Le bandeau se pose sur le front du porteur (appelé mecapalero en espagnol, et plus anciennement tlameme en nahuatl), à une hauteur variable (selon le poids de la charge, la nature du terrain à traverser, la condition physique du porteur et peut-être même selon la forme de son crâne) et les cordes soutiennent la charge. Selon la nature de la charge, le porteur protège parfois son dos avec un sarape calé sous la charge. Pour équilibrer le poids, le porteur doit se pencher vers l'avant. Selon la fréquence et les conditions d'utilisation du mecapal, cette contrainte physique peut causer des dommages à la colonne vertébrale, en particulier des écrasements des cervicales. (fr)
  • A tumpline (/ˈtʌmplaɪn/) is a strap attached at both ends to a sack, backpack, or other luggage and used to carry the object by placing the strap over the top of the head. This utilizes the spine rather than the shoulders as standard backpack straps do. Tumplines are not intended to be worn over the forehead, but rather over the top of the head just back from the hairline, pulling straight down in alignment with the spine. The bearer then leans forward, allowing the back to help support the load. The indigenous natives in Mexico (and other Latin American countries) traditionally have used the tumpline for carrying heavy loads, such as firewood, baskets (including baskets loaded with construction materials and dirt for building), bird cages, and furniture. In Mexico a common name for tumpline is "mecapal". Modern highland Mayans of southern Mexico use tumplines for various pedestrian transport. During World War Two, the Canadian Army developed special supply-packs with tumplines for moving supplies over rough terrain. Tumplines are used commonly by porters in Nepal. Climber and outdoor equipment manufacturer Yvon Chouinard started using tumplines in preference to a backpack to solve chronic back pains after seeing how Nepalese porters developed muscles down the sides of their spinal columns. (en)
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  • Un mecapal (mot espagnol dérivé du nahuatl mecapalli) est un instrument de portage utilisé depuis une haute antiquité par les peuples de Mésoamérique pour transporter de nombreux produits, et qui continue d'être utilisé traditionnellement par certaines populations d'origine amérindienne. Selon la fréquence et les conditions d'utilisation du mecapal, cette contrainte physique peut causer des dommages à la colonne vertébrale, en particulier des écrasements des cervicales. (fr)
  • A tumpline (/ˈtʌmplaɪn/) is a strap attached at both ends to a sack, backpack, or other luggage and used to carry the object by placing the strap over the top of the head. This utilizes the spine rather than the shoulders as standard backpack straps do. Tumplines are not intended to be worn over the forehead, but rather over the top of the head just back from the hairline, pulling straight down in alignment with the spine. The bearer then leans forward, allowing the back to help support the load. (en)
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  • Mecapal (fr)
  • Tumpline (en)
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