Vardo (Romani wagon)
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vardo-romani-wagon-180-13002007
title:
Vardo (Romani wagon)
text:
A vardo is a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle traditionally used by travelling Romanichal as their home. The name vardo is a Romani term believed to have originated from the Ossetic wærdon meaning cart or carriage. It is pulled by a single horse in shafts, sometimes with a second horse hitched on its right side outside the shafts to help pull heavier loads or assist in pulling up a hill. The vehicle is typically highly decorated, intricately carved, brightly painted, and even gilded. The Romanic
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Traditional horse-drawn wagon of the Romanichal
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vardo_(Romani_wagon)
date created:
2006-07-01T17:15:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T13:30:02Z
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