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carrying basket

noun

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  1. A basket fitted with a strap or straps to allow it to be carried on the back with the…

    A basket fitted with a strap or straps to allow it to be carried on the back with the carrier's arms free.

    • Very little babies are kept in a carrying-basket, a closely woven, rough-plaited basket, semi circular in profile, which the women wear suspended from their foreheads as the Arapesh women wear their net bags.
    • The man's carrying basket is often split at the back from top to bottom and loosely laced together with a twine, enabling the carrier to expand his load if desired.

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