A backpack—also called knapsack, rucksack, pack, booksack, bookbag, haversack or backsack—is, in its simplest frameless form, a fabric sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders; but it can have an external or internal frame, and there are bodypacks.
A 30 L top and bottom-loading Deuter Trans Alpine hiking backpack
A 12 L front-loading Canon 200EG photography backpack
Swiss army backpack c. 1960
Integrated bearer (internal) frame (c. 1960)
A handbag, commonly known as a purse in North American English, is a handled medium-to-large bag used to carry personal items. It has also been called a pocketbook in parts of the U.S.
Mi'kmaq porcupine quill handbag
The Courtauld bag, thought to be the world's oldest surviving handbag
Women's fashion from 1830, including a reticule handbag from France
A casual messenger bag