 They are related with the figurative coffins which have become very popular among the Ga in the last 50 years.Since these figurative coffins were shown 1989 in the exhibition "Les magicians de la terre" in the Centre Pompidou in Paris they were shown in many art museums around the world.From at least the 15th century until the 19th century, litters of varying types known as "tipoye" were used in the Kingdom of Kongo as a mode of transportation for the elites.