“This is a royal palanquin that the king would mount and sits on, to be carried by members of the royal guards. It is made of wood with a lacquer coating. It is adorned with small conchs’ shells and ivory. The floor is made of fine bamboo strips.
This royal sedan chair was the property of King Norodom, who donated it to the National Museum to add to its collection. It was made in the late 19th or early 20th century. There are three layers in the base structure of the platform and all are skillfully carved. The item at the center is a backrest which bear the royal insignia. The backrest is coated with lacquer and is removable. Ivory was used to decorate the armrests and the supporting frame for backrest.
For particular ceremonies, the king would sit on the royal palanquin to be carried to the events. Other the royal family members also had their own sedan chairs, but they were not as elegantly decorated as the one made especially for the king.