42.   Head roll. The “art” of carrying on the head was considered a female operation. They mainly transported various baskets and water jugs by placing the object to be transported on a pillow on the head. The head roll is a good example of peasant recycling, as these pillows were usually sewn from used or leftover pieces.

Carrying a basket on the head with a head roll. Recorded by Emőke Laczkovits in Kékkút from 1983. Dezső Laczkó Museum, Photographs of source value. N.8564.