Il Pozza Antico (The Old Well)

NameFigures

Maker Vincenzo Ancona

CultureSicilian- American

Dateca. 1978

Place madeBrooklyn, New York, United States, North America

MediumColored telephone wire, wood

Dimensions12 3/16 × 14 9/16 × 13 3/4 in. (31 × 37 × 35 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Fran Favaloro, A.2016.11.2

Object numberA.2016.11.2

DescriptionScene mounted onto wooden board. Contains four human figures and the representation of two animals, one probably a dog and the other some kind of pack animal (donkey or cow). Also a well with a pulley and bucket. All figures are made of multi-colored telephone wire. Two human figures are carrying baskets on their heads. Another is pushing what appears to be a wheelbarrow. The final human figure is at the well holding the wire that is connected to the bucket in the well. The pack animal is carrying two large baskets on either side of its body.