Nutcracker
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The Nutcracker is a traditional wooden figure from Germany’s Ore Mountains, often carved as a soldier or king and used as both a decorative Christmas item and a symbol of regional folk craftsmanship.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nutcracker (Ore Mountains wooden figure) | 0 |
| the Nutcracker | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas decoration
ⓘ
folk art object ⓘ handicraft product ⓘ wooden figure ⓘ |
| associatedWithHoliday | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Erzgebirge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | German cultural heritage ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various European countries ⓘ |
| GermanName | Nussknacker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOrigin | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
Christmas tradition in German-speaking countries
ⓘ
symbol of German folk art ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | important product of Ore Mountains craft industry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large mouth lever for cracking nuts
ⓘ
tall hat or crown ⓘ uniform-like clothing ⓘ |
| hasFunction | nut cracking (often symbolic rather than practical) ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTerm | German ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Ore Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProductionCenter |
Olbernhau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seiffen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypicalSize |
mantelpiece decoration
ⓘ
tabletop figurine ⓘ |
| influencedBy | German Christmas customs ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
European soldiers of 18th and 19th centuries
ⓘ
monarchs and kings ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ore Mountains woodcraft tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Christmas pyramid (Weihnachtspyramide)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schwibbogen NERFINISHED ⓘ smoking man (Räuchermann) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
hand-carved
ⓘ
hand-painted ⓘ |
| representedIn | The Nutcracker (ballet) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldAs |
collectible
ⓘ
souvenir ⓘ |
| typicalDepiction |
king
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| typicalStyle |
brightly painted
ⓘ
carved details ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Christmas ornament
ⓘ
decorative object ⓘ symbol of regional folk craftsmanship ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the Nutcracker