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Litters

Scope note

Use for conveyances carried by people or animals moving in tandem, consisting generally of a bed or couch, often boxlike in form, enclosed by curtains and suspended between two poles. For conveyances used to transport the sick, wounded, or dead consisting of canvas or similar material stretched on a frame, use "stretchers (conveyances)." For portable, often elaborate, chairs carried between poles, use "sedan chairs."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000238441

Narrower Terms used

palanquins

Equivalent Terms used

litter

Created

13yrs ago

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