Dala horse

During the 19th century, it became custom to paint the wooden horses with richly coloured floral patterns, similar to the Dalecarlian paintings that decorated furniture and interior walls. Those who travelled around the country to sell products of the cottage industry—like baskets, grindstones, and wooden casks—added the Dala horses to their selection of goods.

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The Dalecarlian horse or Dala horse is a traditional carved, painted wooden horse statuette originating in Swedish province Dalarna. In the old days the Dala horse was mostly used as a toy for children; in modern times it has become a symbol of Dalarna, as well as Sweden in general.

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Dalarna Museum in Falun has an exhibition of Dala Horses from different parts of the region through the ages. The brightly painted hand carved wooden ‘Dala Horse’ has become a global icon associated with the whole of Sweden rather than purely Dalarna. These traditional wooden horses are still made in the village of Nusnäs outside Mora. You can watch horses being carved and painted there. Dala horses were originally carved by forestry workers when they sat around the fire at the end of a hard…

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swedish dala horse papercut