howdahs

Princes, own many elephants, which they ride on in little houses, called howdahs which are strapped to the backs of the big animals.

Umboo, the Elephant Howard Roger Garis 1917

In the day excursions, the elephants are decorated in the most costly manner with rugs and fine stuffs, gold lace, and fringe; the seats called the howdahs are even covered with Cashmere shawls; richly fringed canopies keep off the heat of the sun, or else servants hold enormous umbrellas for this purpose.

A Woman's Journey Round the World Ida Pfeiffer 1827

We do not even know whether Indian elephants were decorated or carried "howdahs" [seats with railings] in Alexander's time.

Riding with Alexander 2004

Behind them, and for a mile or so that Jahanara and Roshanara could see, were ordered rows of camels, elephants, and men on foot—all carrying burdens, wrapped in cloth, strapped on their backs in howdahs or baskets.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

Behind them, and for a mile or so that Jahanara and Roshanara could see, were ordered rows of camels, elephants, and men on foot—all carrying burdens, wrapped in cloth, strapped on their backs in howdahs or baskets.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

Behind them, and for a mile or so that Jahanara and Roshanara could see, were ordered rows of camels, elephants, and men on foot—all carrying burdens, wrapped in cloth, strapped on their backs in howdahs or baskets.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

Then the Baluba boys carried the severely wounded on to the howdahs of the elephants, the Ubangi bowmen were assembled and dispatched up over the hills in a body, and finally the Tuaregs gathered around to form an escort for Julebba herself.

Death Stalks The Ruins Adams, Stephen 2005

Before I came I dreamt of howdahs and cloth of gold trappings, but my elephant had neither.

The Golden Chersonese and the way thither Isabella Lucy 2004

So he made up a caravan on twenty splendid horses caparisoned in gold embroidered cloths, with fine morocco saddles and silver bridles and stirrups, also twenty camels of the best breed, which had the speed of race-horses, and could swing along at a trot all day without getting tired; and, lastly, twenty elephants, with magnificent silver howdahs and coverings of silk embroidered with pearls.

The Brown Fairy Book 2003

Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skilful Parsee; but they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.

Around the World in 80 Days 2003