Dalecarlian horse

The Dala horse (Swedish: Dalahäst ) is a made ​​of wood figure in horse form, which is made in the Swedish dala. Dala horses are now abroad as a typical symbol for the whole of Sweden.

The horses are traditionally dyed red, and have a painted saddle and bridle in green- white pattern in traditional Kurbitsmalerei. The tradition of Dala horses can be traced back to the 17th century and going back to carved wooden toys, the customized the inhabitants of the area in the long winter nights, when cold weather and darkness would allow no other work.

One of the major workshops for Dala horses found in Nusnäs. The Dalahäst is the most common gift that is purchased by visitors in Sweden, and alone in Nusnäs horses for about sold 2.6 million euros annually. Tomas Holst has made ​​the smallest Dala horse, it is 3.7 mm high and 3 mm long. The supposedly largest Dala horse in the world is in Avesta, it is made ​​of concrete and 13 feet high.

Dala Horses Gallery

A small presentation of the production in Nusnäs:

2 sawing

3 blanks

4 carving

5 dyeing

6 drying

7 painting replacement of the pattern

8 Finished Horses