Tradiční doprava materiálu na krosnách v Krkonoších

• Authors: Aleš Smrčka

Title variants

EN

Traditional methods of load carrying on frame packs in Krkonoše

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

This text deals with the traditional methods of carrying materials on frame packs in Krkonoše. Like sleighs or wagons, frame packs were a traditional means of transport, used mainly in the mountains or rugged and hilly regions. Three different types of frame packs were used in Krkonoše. Frame packs with a shelf were the most common type: they featured atypical shelf onto which the load was placed. Frame packs with a board featured a simple wooden board as the main structural element. The latter type was equipped with straps used to affix the load. It was used by professional porters who often carried 100+ kilogram loads. The third type, known as the bench frame pack, was mostly used for transporting hay. The tough work of a porter was commonly passed from generation to generation. Porters worked in all seasons and under any and all weather conditions.

Keywords

EN

frame pack; transportation; porter; Krkonoše; Sněžka

Discipline

• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Czech Ethnological Society
• Journal: Národopisný věstník
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 29_(71)
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 71-82
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Aleš Smrčka

• Česká národopisná společnost, z. s., Národní třída 3, 117 20 Praha 1, Czech Republic