Little Frame Diorama 19th Of The Trist Sort De L'oie

A small 19th century diorama presenting a family mourned by the death of a goose, a curiosity yes but able to have a certain connection with this former European game "the game of goose" practiced not only in france and belgium in European folklore, the game of goose, also called the game of goose neck and goose shooting, is an old popular sporting activity which consists of pulling the head of a goose while being juried on the back of a horse. The rules of this practice differ according to time and region and often require a nice address. Century, this game gradually spread in Western Europe and followed the Dutch settlers to North America. It loses popularity from the middle of xix. And the beginning of xx. Century, the use of living geese is progressively prohibited, but it manages to perpetuate in some rural areas until xxi. Century by no longer causing animal suffering. At the beginning of the millennium, this practice causes ideological tensions between traditional supporters and animal activists, with geese sometimes being replaced under pressure by fake animals.

Century, the young men of the parish of the villette and the suburb of Saint-Lauren played to pull the goose by stick in 1726. This game is always played in xx. Century in Auvergne, for example in the arfeuilles in the department of allier, during the employers' party of 15 August, but also in the upper Loire and in the dome puy during the years 2010 and 2020 during certain employers' parties and classards, the goose previously killed is hanged by the legs in height. In balance on a horse, participants must in turn shoot on the animal's head with bare hands or hit it with a stick until it is beheaded, sending their trophy to the audience. The animals are then cooked and shared by the feasters around a banquet, a beautiful testimony of our past customs although the practice of goose shooting is legal in france if the animal was previously killed, it sometimes arouses indignation and contempt of the defenders of the animal cause who accuse him of his gratuitous cruelty.

(source wikepedia) its dimensions, long: 24 cm, height: 21,5 cm, thickness: 5 cm, blackened wooden frame, the original glass has air bubbles, it is likely that the interior scene is made of polychrome platter. This item is in the category "art, antiques\ objects of xixe and before". The seller is "lecasteel" and is located in this country: fr. This item can be shipped to the following countries: United States, European Union, Canada.

type: popular art object
subtype: pourer