Palanquin Small 320×185 Medium 640×371 Large 1024×593 Download Tiff Original 2400×1391 | (862.7 KB) Description A covered human-powered wagon used in Eastern countries where passengers were inside while two men would carry the poles of the palanquin on their shoulders. Keywords Chinese royalty transportation, Indian royalty transportation, palanquin Galleries Human-Powered Transportation Source: Ellsworth D. Foster ed. The American Educator (vol. 6) (Chicago, IL: Ralph Durham Company, 1921)