Imagine a tiny but exquisitely detailed sedan chair, decorated with purple silk and galvanised carvings around its frame. The cushion is made of soft velvet, upon which a baby sits, strapped in yet dignified, possibly with a hat, waving erratically at passers by. Dribble optional.

Rather than be carried by 2 to 4 slaves, this tiny sedan is carried by one slave (read: parent), but unlike the single-porter ´Silla´ it is carried like the ´Coolamon´ pot - upon the head. Supports descend from the back of the chair running down the carrier´s back to a waistband to ensure stability. The roof of the chair extends above and beyond the baby´s reach to ensure no injury is incurred from low bridges, electircal wires or rogue trapeze artists.

I don´t know why.
-- theleopard, Jul 13 2007

Coolamon http://en.wikipedia...olamon_%28vessel%29
The only one I could find that is carried upon the head. [theleopard, Jul 13 2007]

Silla http://en.wikipedia...SillaCatherwood.jpg
Single porter carry chair. [theleopard, Jul 13 2007]

Babies http://images.googl...l=es&q=babies&gbv=2
What you put in the chair. [theleopard, Jul 13 2007]

Nor do I, but I like it.
-- zen_tom, Jul 13 2007


Aren't there enough parents putting their children on a pedestal already?
-- Noexit, Jul 13 2007


Read the title, thought they were the lyrics to "Homeless" on Paul Simon's "Gracelands".
-- AbsintheWithoutLeave, Jul 13 2007


Absinthe-- I had the same association!
-- Noexit, Jul 13 2007


I eagerly await [benfrost]'s submission of the most effective means for transporting decapitated baby heads.
-- RayfordSteele, Jul 14 2007


You might be waiting a while... I've not seen [ben] recently. Anyone?
-- david_scothern, Jul 14 2007


He hasn´t anno´ed or posted anything since I´ve been here, which is over a year now.
-- theleopard, Jul 15 2007


[RayFordSteel] //I eagerly await [benfrost]'s submission of the most effective means for transporting decapitated baby heads//

I'm no Ben Frost, but Ill take a stab at decapitated baby head transportation methods, how about an oversized baseball pitching machine? Think it would seroiusly tramatize mothers that observe the random landing site for said baby heads.
-- evilpenguin, Jul 17 2007


Hmmm. Perhaps I should have left out the babies heads bit. It wasn´t supposed to become the main subject of discussion. Ah, never mind. Glad people like the idea. I can imagine a child Emperor, from Tibet say, being carried by his Guardian through a shopping mall in luxurious style in one of these.
-- theleopard, Jul 20 2007



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