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Like his uncle, Hendrick Avercamp, Barend specialized in winter scenes, favouring depictions of frozen inlets that were filled with anecdotal details, such as people frolicking on the ice. Here he depicts various figures skating, sledding and playing colf, a game played with clubs and balls made of either wood or sheepskin filled with cow hair. The object of the game was to hit the ball the greatest distance in a set number of strokes, or to hit a target such as pole in the fewest number.
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