Stuff carried on the top of one's head

Before I came to Zambia- I had this vision of women in very brightly colored and highly patterened clothing, walking through the brush, balancing their belonging atop their heads. But then I would say to myself, "They probably don't do that in Zambia- and if they did, they probably don't do it in the City." But I have been pleasantly proven wrong!

It is a regular occurence to see ladies and men walking along the road bearing heavy loads on their heads- but it is not limited to natural resources as you may imagine....

A single milk carton
A plaid/tartan suitcase
An uneven, barely-tied-together collection of branches
A collection of bound stalks of straw twice the length of the carrier's body
A stack of towels
A huge ceramic planting vase
A big, blue, tupperware container
A package of 10 Toilet rolls