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Pulling toy with two-goat figurines made of painted Swiss pine wood

Fighting goats

Tica-taca, the Gröden pulling toy

Pulling toys like these fighting goats were called 'tica-taca' in the Ladin language. In its heyday before 1914, the Gröden range comprised up to 500 articles, including dolls, horses, carts, waggon, hampelmans, marble games, tightrope walking toys, acrobats and all kinds of figurines. There was no protection of designs, and items could be copied by other producers. 

Main category:
Art
Subcategory:
Wooden toy
Epoch:20th century
Area(s):Selva Gardena
GPS coordinates:@11.74451,46.55943

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