Oharame

Oharame (大原女 or おはらめ) are women from the village of Ohara near Kyoto, Japan, who travelled into the city & nearby towns & villages, to sell agricultural products. Bundles of firewood, flowers, herbs, vegetables, etc.

known for balancing/carrying their wares on their head; particularly bundles of firewood, sometimes with other items on top.

Oharame are a familliar genre-character depicted in traditional Japanese art.

The term Oharame has become somewhat bifurcated in meaning; it can also refer to modern-day females from Ohara, who market agricultural products using modern methods & wearing modern styles of clothing.