Contrada flag, Siena
DP 444352
Description Contrada flag, Siena
Date c. 1/9/2005 to 30/9/2005
Collection Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number DP 444352
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content A wall-mounted flag belonging to the Torre Contrada, one of the quarters of Siena who participate in the annual Palio races. Siena is famous for its parades of the flag throwers who represent the various town quarters or contrade also known as borghi or sestieri. They parade at the Palio races. Often found in other Italian cities, there are competitions between such groups.
Accession Number 2024/57
External Reference 000-000-756-094-C, 000-000-756-094-R
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2767068
File Format (JPG) JPEG bitmap
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