Dala horses

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a wooden toy horse is painted with flowers and leaves on it's body, standing upright
Dalahästens Hemsida
New Dala horse made to look really old by Grannas A Olssons Hemslöjd AB
a red horse statue with colorful designs on it's body
Dala horse :)
a large red horse statue sitting in the middle of a park
I've been to the giant Dala Horse in Mora, Minnesota but I feel I must go see the original in Mora, Sweden.
an orange wooden horse with colorful designs on it's body and tail, standing upright
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A pattern of how to fold your own Dalecarlian Horse, and other stuff. A heaven for papercraft-lovers
four colorful horse figurines are shown in the shape of horses with different designs on them
Swedish Wooden Dala Horse - 8 Sizes, 4 Colors
My mother and grandmother had these painted horses from Sweden. My girls are drawn to play with them when we visit Nana's house.
an old wooden toy horse painted with blue and yellow flowers on it's body
Dala horse | Dalahäst
Nice old Dala horse from Vattnäs
a horse figurine sitting on top of a table next to a book case
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Swedish Dala horse - Folk art carved and painted wood toy made for children. The Norwegians had very similar examples.
two people standing next to a large red horse statue
A.J., Anne, & Jack at the World's Largest Dala Horse
World's Largest Dala Horse: Mora, Minnesota My dad carved small ones for each of my kids.
a toy horse is painted blue and has red, white, and green designs on it
Swedish Dala Horse
a green wooden toy horse with pink flowers on it's body and back legs
Vintage Swedish Green Dala Horse
a ceramic horse is standing on a white surface with blue, yellow and green designs
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Old and unique Dala horse by Feltangel, via Flickr
a black horse figurine with red, blue and green designs on it's body
swedishness.com - Lån, Leiebil og Ferie
I spent almost a year in Sweden and didn't get one of these. Now, I want one so bad.
a red horse statue sitting in front of a store
Redhourse in Sweden
#Sweden#Dalarna#ScanAdventures
a red toy horse with blue and white designs on it
Creative Roots
A Dalecarlian horse or Dala horse (Swedish: Dala) is a traditional carved and painted wooden statuette of a horse originating in the Swedish province of 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. Several different types of Dala horses are made, with distinguishing features common to the locality of the site where they are produced. One particular style has, however, become much...