A woman carrying charcoal sacks on her back using a tumpline, photographed in the 1890s. In mountainous areas where roads were not yet sufficiently developed, people had to carry heavy loads essential for daily life on their backs.
It is said that each charcoal sack at the time weighed about 15 kg. She played an important role in supplying charcoal, which was indispensable to the lives of people in those days. Colorized photograph.
A woman carrying charcoal sacks on her back using a tumpline, photographed in the 1890s. In mountainous areas where roads were not yet sufficiently developed, people had to carry heavy loads essential for daily life on their backs.
It is said that each charcoal sack at the time weighed about 15 kg. She played an important role in supplying charcoal, which was indispensable to the lives of people in those days. Colorized photograph.