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Wilde Mändle (Wild Man)

Wilde Mändle (Wild Man) Front view

Wilde Mändle (Wild Man)

1978

Front view


Wilde Mändle (Wild Man)

Inscription:

WILD MÄNDLE Symbolic figure from the over 2,000-year-old Wilde Mändle dance, a dance handed down from Celtic times and considered the oldest cult dance in the Alpine regions. This historic dance has only survived in Oberstorf and is performed every five years.

Location: Oberstdorf, Bahnhofsplatz

Design: Rueß, Maximilian

Realization: Rueß, Maximilian

photo Aug 2025,

Wilde Mändle (Wild Man) Side view

Wilde Mändle (Wild Man)

1978

Side view


Wilde Mändle (Wild Man)

Inscription:

WILD MÄNDLE Symbolic figure from the over 2,000-year-old Wilde Mändle dance, a dance handed down from Celtic times and considered the oldest cult dance in the Alpine regions. This historic dance has only survived in Oberstorf and is performed every five years.

Location: Oberstdorf, Bahnhofsplatz

Design: Rueß, Maximilian

Realization: Rueß, Maximilian

photo Aug 2025,

Wilde Mändle (Wild Man) Side view with inscription plaque

Wilde Mändle (Wild Man)

1978

Side view with inscription plaque


Wilde Mändle (Wild Man)

Inscription:

WILD MÄNDLE Symbolic figure from the over 2,000-year-old Wilde Mändle dance, a dance handed down from Celtic times and considered the oldest cult dance in the Alpine regions. This historic dance has only survived in Oberstorf and is performed every five years.

Location: Oberstdorf, Bahnhofsplatz

Design: Rueß, Maximilian

Realization: Rueß, Maximilian

photo Aug 2025,

Wilde Mändle (Wild Man) Worm´s eyer view

Wilde Mändle (Wild Man)

1978

Worm´s eyer view


Wilde Mändle (Wild Man)

Inscription:

WILD MÄNDLE Symbolic figure from the over 2,000-year-old Wilde Mändle dance, a dance handed down from Celtic times and considered the oldest cult dance in the Alpine regions. This historic dance has only survived in Oberstorf and is performed every five years.

Location: Oberstdorf, Bahnhofsplatz

Design: Rueß, Maximilian

Realization: Rueß, Maximilian

photo Aug 2025,

Wilde Mändle (Wild Man) Inscription plaque

Wilde Mändle (Wild Man)

1978

Inscription plaque


Wilde Mändle (Wild Man)

Inscription:

WILD MÄNDLE Symbolic figure from the over 2,000-year-old Wilde Mändle dance, a dance handed down from Celtic times and considered the oldest cult dance in the Alpine regions. This historic dance has only survived in Oberstorf and is performed every five years.

Location: Oberstdorf, Bahnhofsplatz

Design: Rueß, Maximilian

Realization: Rueß, Maximilian

photo Aug 2025,

Maximilian
Rueß

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Wilde Mändle (Wild Man)
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The Förderverein Kulturhistorisches Museum Nürnberg e.V. supports the establishment of a museum of cultural history in Nuremberg. In anticipation of this it presents selected works of Nuremberg art in digital form. The Association will be happy to welcome new members. You will find a declaration of membership on our website.

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