The Dala Horse
HISTORY TRADITION HANDICRAFT
The Dala Horse
HISTORY TRADITION HANDICRAFT
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PHOTO: ANNA HOLM
PHOTO: ANNA HOLM
PHOTO: RICHARD LINDOR
PHOTO: RICHARD LINDOR
PHOTO: RICHARD LINDOR
PHOTO: ERIK HOLMÉN, NK/NORDISKA MUSEETS ARKIV
CHAPTER 1
The Dala Horse –a world celebrity
The Dala Horse becomes a world celebrity
The Dala Horse made its great breakthrough as a national symbol for Sweden at the New York World’s Fair in 1939.
The 2.8 metre high horse drew attention and curious questions from visitors, and the same questions about the Dala Horse are still asked today:
What’s the story behind it? How old is it?
How and where is it made?
This book seeks to provide an insight into the Dala Horse story from toy to national symbol and describe how this proud handicraft is still practiced today.
The Dala Horse in front of the Swedish Pavilion.
The history of the Swedish Dala Horse
The history of the Dala Horse is a fascinating story about a simple piece of handicraft, carved by the fireside on dark winter evenings, that would become a symbol for Dalarna and for the whole of Sweden.
This book seeks to provide an insight into the Dala Horse story and describe how this proud handicraft is still practiced today.
ISBN 978-91-986663-4-2