Ikka, Jaipur

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Antoinette Paris Greider, University of KentuckyFollow
Mary Pattengill, University of KentuckyFollow

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An Ikka (also known as ekka) is a cart with one or two seats found in Northern India and were commonly used as cabs or as private hire vehicles in 19^th century India. An Ikka can be drawn by a single horse, pony, mule (and sometimes bullock) and had a pair of large wooden wheels and traditionally, a wooden axle. Not a very comfortable conveyance, Ikkas had a flat floor and passengers were required to sit on their haunches to absorb the jolts of the spring-less cart. A canopy provided shade and bells warned people to stay out of the way. A space below the carriage and in between the wheels provided space for luggage.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekka_(carriage)

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10-2016

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