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Dalahorse

            A trip to Dalarna when we made a visit to Carl Larssons place in Sundborn. On our way back home again we stopped by in Nusnäs and Avesta where we found this giant dalahorse. The biggest one in the world, 13 meters high!

Here some history of the Dalahorse I found:

"What is a Dalahäst? 
It was in the small log-cabins deep in the Swedish forests during the long winter nights in front of a log fire the Dalahorse/Dalahäst was born. Using simple tools, generally only an axe and a knife, toys were carved for the children. The fact that horses were made was only natural, because the horse to them was invaluable. A trusted friend and worker who could pull great loads of timber from the forest during the winter months and in the summer it could be of just as much use on the farm. In the older days the Dalahorse was unpainted and mainly a toy for the children, but nowadays it is a Symbol for the kingdom of Sweden. The earliest reference of wooden horses for sale is from 1624. These days the original dalahorses are painted, the pattern of today is about 150 years old, and it reflects a style of painting known as ”Kurbits”. In the 19th century, Stickå-Erik Hansson from Mora introduced the technique of painting with two colours in the same brush. The same traditional method is still being used today in the Swedish dalahorse handicraft production."

Taken on: July 28, 2002

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