Sicilian Cart Painting

Compose the panels, spokes and shafts of a horse cart with geometric and chivalric-tale patterns using the traditional red, yellow and blue palette.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Italy. Some forms of this practice carry deep meaning for the communities who keep it; here we describe the play and the craft only, with respect for its roots.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Mediterranean.