A travois (; Canadian French, from French travail; also travoise or travoy) is an A-frame structure used to drag loads over land, most notably by the Plains Indians of North America. == Construction and use == The basic construction consists of a platform or netting mounted on two long poles, lashed in the shape of an A-frame; the frame is dragged with the sharply pointed end forward.
A travois (; Canadian French, from French travail; also travoise or travoy) is an A-frame structure used to drag loads over land, most notably by the Plains Indians of North America. == Construction and use == The basic construction consists of a platform or netting mounted on two long poles, lashed in the shape of an A-frame; the frame is dragged with the sharply pointed end forward.
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