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PORTAGE BALANCE EPAULE [1 record]

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Record 1 1983-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
OBS

Sorte de perche, posée sur les épaules, à laquelle pendent deux paniers (Chine). Le terme se réfère aussi à la méthode par laquelle on transporte ces objets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
OBS

Le portage, en balance sur l'épaule(...) a pour centres principaux : l'Europe occidentale et orientale(...) où on l'emploie pour le transport des seaux, l'Extrême-Orient(d’Indonésie au Japon il est appliqué aux transports les plus variés)(...), l'Amérique centrale(Mexique et Panama).

Spanish

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