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Blue painted 'Kakelorum' game, where a marble rolls down a tower-like figurine into a plate with 50 dents in it

Kakelorum' marbles game

A speciality from Val di Fassa

Carefully made games with marbles from Val di Fassa also belonged to the items exported from Gröden. The game 'Kakelorum' worked like roulette, with the marble being thrown into the turban or crown of the figurine hollowed out like a helter-skelter. The marble then rolls down the spiral to land in the numbered dents in the plate at its base.

Main category:
Art
Subcategory:
Wooden toy
Epoch:19th century
Area(s):Selva Gardena
GPS coordinates:@11.75967,46.51054
Ball game | Val di Fassa | Wood | Society
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Colourful painted wooden marble game consisting of a plate with 90 dents and a figurine at the edge hollowed out like a helter-skelter
In 'Kakelorum', the marble is thrown into a hollowed-out figurine and lands in the numbered dents in the plate at the bottom.