Sicilian cart (carretto siciliano)

NameCart

CultureSicilian

Dateca. 1900

Place madePALERMO, SICILY, ITALY, Europe

Mediumwood, metal, paint

DimensionsOverall: 14 7/16 x 39 3/16 x 13 3/4 in. (36.7 x 99.5 x 34.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection

Object numberA.1981.1.376

Collections

Europe

DescriptionTraditional colorful and ornately painted Sicilian festival cart. Metal lined wood wheels. Two human faced lions, one "trinacria" (Sicilian emblem), wrought iron shaped into plant birds, mermaids, human heads, and flowers, inscribed "Strada gnazzio comiso." The cart seems much smaller than the typical horse drawn ones, so it may be only indended as decoration.