China: A jiao or Chinese sedan chair carried by five porters, Beijing, late Qing Dynasty (c.1885)

The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of persons. Examples of litter vehicles include lectica (ancient Rome), jiao (China), sedan chairs (England), palanquin (also known as palki) (India, Pakistan), gama (Korea) and tahtirevan (Turkey).

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