Used to move goods over long distance when you had no wheels. The arrangement of wooden poles attached to the horse in the photo above is a travois. It drags on the ground, but is less work than carrying the load.
Travois
Used to move goods over long distance when you had no wheels. The arrangement of wooden poles attached to the horse in the photo above is a travois. It drags on the ground, but is less work than carrying the load.
The Siksika put their belonging on the travois and the dogs dragged it.So the Travois is really important to the Siksika.
I love eating travois food!!!
travois
how did the Crow indians make a travois
The Travois could be loaded and then pulled by a dog or horse.
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Usually the Plains Indians would use the travois...it is also used as a pole for their teepees.
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a travois is a mode of transportatin for heavy loadsmade of 2 sticks and sinew/pulled buy dogs
Travois in the native American Time was two poles fastened togetheron a webbed frame for holding articles. These poles were attached to the dogs. the dogs were to transportas much as 35 kilometres, and each family owned many dogs.