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Kurbits Petro-Moose Sculpture
1680.00 SEK
Sculpted with earthenware ceramics, unglazed, stamped and burnished surface.
A little moose lady with a total length of 19cm (7.5 in) and weight of ca 500 grams.
Note that it has a thin little crack on one side, as seen in the last photo.
This sculpture is based on the moose petroglyphs found at Nämforsen, Sweden – the red/brown color is reminiscent of the red paint used to fill in the rock carvings. To me, this sculpture is a moose mama. On it’s belly is a decorative stamped pattern inspired by the “kurbits” style, often seen in Dalarna in Sweden. There you also find the traditional craft of the so called “dalahäst” (dala-horse), which are horses carved of wood and painted with the kurbits patterns.
So I present to you, a petroglyph dala-moose.
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The petroglyphs at Nämforsen (Sweden), that inspired this sculpture, are believed to be as old as 6500 years.
The site is one of the largest collections of rock-carvings in Europe with about 2600 different figures and lines in total. They have been chipped into the rocks at the islands of Notön, Brådön, Laxön and their adjacent shores close to the rapids.
Many of the carvings depict moose and none of them have antlers. Either they are female moose or it could be because the people who made the carvings would usually witness all the moose migrating north during spring for new grazing pastures, where the moose have taken the same paths for thousands of years. In spring the male moose have not yet grown new antlers which they shed every autumn/winter.
Many of the carvings depict moose and none of them have antlers. Either they are female moose or it could be because the people who made the carvings would usually witness all the moose migrating north during spring for new grazing pastures, where the moose have taken the same paths for thousands of years. In spring the male moose have not yet grown new antlers which they shed every autumn/winter.
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