Sure it is. First off I really do believe that a "tumpline" is not used across the forehead (might be wrong about that but I don't think so). That is called a "burden strap" and I believe it was commonly used by un-horsed Indians, Eastern Indians, SW Indians, SE Indians, Voyageurs with very heavy loads in particular.
Tumpline: A strap slung across the forehead or the chest to support a load carried on the back. tump (alteration of "mattump", of Southern New England Algonquian origin) American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
There are a few sketches and paintings showing Indians wearing tumplines across their chests. One was sketched in 1734 by German-born artist, Philip Frederick George von Reck. It shows 3 Creek hunters, and two are wearing them with bags on their backs. These may be open woven twined bags, since the two usually were used together. The other is of four Indians in Louisiana painted by Alfred Boisseau, 1847, and shows a woman carrying a basket on her back with the tumpline across her forehead.
Being active in the Fur Trade as early as the 1680's, Southeast tribes had horses. The Andalusian being one of them.
I believe that any strap used to carry a load could be worn in any fashion the wearer saw fit. And may even be called what was proper or common depending on region or location. Hoppus is another term used.
Not knowing which word was most common in your part of the country, is the reason why I used both. It turned out to be an interesting thread.
Having covered most of the fields on Southeast tribes with an emphasis on the material cultures of the Seminoles and Creeks, I've decided to turn my search towards the Indian influence on the Mountain Men of Indian Territory.
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<DIV><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" size=2>Sure it is. First off I really do believe that a "tumpline" is not used across the forehead (might be wrong about that but I don't think so). That is called a "burden strap" and I believe it was commonly used by un-horsed Indians, Eastern Indians, SW Indians, SE Indians, Voyageurs with very heavy loads in particular. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>There are a few sketches and paintings showing Indians wearing tumplines across their chests. One was sketched in 1734 by German-born artist, Philip Frederick George von Reck. It shows 3 Creek hunters, and two are wearing them with bags on their backs. These may be open woven twined bags, since the two usually were used together. The other is of four Indians in Louisiana painted by Alfred Boisseau, 1847, and shows a woman carrying a basket on her back with the tumpline across her forehead. </DIV>
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<DIV>Being active in the Fur Trade as early as the 1680's, Southeast tribes had horses. The Andalusian being one of them. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" size=2>I believe that any strap used to carry a load could be worn in any fashion the wearer saw fit. And may even be called what was proper or common depending on region or location. Hoppus is another term used.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Not knowing which word was most common in your part of the country, is the reason why I used both. It turned out to be an interesting thread.</DIV>
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<DIV>Having covered most of the fields on Southeast tribes with an emphasis on the material cultures of the Seminoles and Creeks, I've decided to turn my search towards the Indian influence on the Mountain Men of Indian Territory. </DIV>
