A center-borne carrying pole, for one person, balanced on the shoulder with loads, equally divided, on either half of the pole.
An ideal length for a center-borne carrying pole is about one arm span, hindopa, and two hand spans, duwan dāngan, as measured by the person using it. It is made of a hard but light-weight wood such as banūtan. For a man, the pole is about 8 cm. wide by 5 cm. thick at the center, tapering to 3 cm. wide and 2 cm. thick at the ends; a woman's or child's carrying pole is proportionately smaller.