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The world's largest Dala horse, made of concrete and located in Avesta, Sweden. The world's largest Dala horse painting, painted by Shai Dahan in New York City 2019.. A Dala horse or Dalecarlian horse is a traditional carved, painted wooden statue of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna (Dalecarlia).
A general reference for the early production of dala horses can be found at www.dalahorse.info. The pages are in Swedish though, but google translate makes most of it intelligible. Since I am not sure what the policy is on references in another language I refrained from adding it. Feel free to add it if such references are ok.
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The Swedish settlement of Lindsborg, Kansas is known for Dala horses among other celebrations of its heritage. [27] Currently, rose painting is still most common in the Upper Midwest. This is due to the fact that when Norwegians most heavily migrated between the 1840s and 1910s, they ended up living in the Upper Midwest.
A giant Dala horse in central Avesta. Historically, Dalarna has enjoyed a rich and unique folk culture, with distinct music, paintings, and handicrafts. [ citation needed ] The province preserved longer than any other the use of the Runic alphabet , a local dialect of which, the so-called Dalecarlian runes or Dalrunes, survived into the 19th ...
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Download QR code; Print/export ... Swedish folklorists (2 C, 16 P) F. Swedish fairy tales ... Dala horse; E. Easter witch; Elvehøj; Saint Erik; F.