Horse
January 1998 - August 1998
Place of origin |
wooden branch, whittled into the shape of a horse with most of the bark remaining
there is no face merely the ears cut away and without bark, likewise the chest and rear
the rear has been whittled to indicate a tail
the underside has been flattened so the figure will stand upright
there is no face merely the ears cut away and without bark, likewise the chest and rear
the rear has been whittled to indicate a tail
the underside has been flattened so the figure will stand upright
Object details
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | light wood with bark, whittled |
Brief description | Traditional stylised figure of a horse carved from a tree branch in Estonia in 1998 |
Physical description | wooden branch, whittled into the shape of a horse with most of the bark remaining there is no face merely the ears cut away and without bark, likewise the chest and rear the rear has been whittled to indicate a tail the underside has been flattened so the figure will stand upright |
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Production type | Unique |
Credit line | Given by the Tartu Toy Museum, Estonia |
Object history | Given by the curator of the Tartu Toy Museum, Tiia Toomet, as an example of traditional toys of Estonian peasant children. The gift was accompanied by books by the same person. Historical significance: CATTLE OF WOODEN PEGS Wooden animals were the oldest and most popular traditional toys of Estonian peasant children. To pasture cows and sheep was children's job in old Estonian villages. While looking fter real cattle the children made a toy herd for themselves to play with. They cut animals of branches of trees. The system was simple and similar all over Estonia. Only the most important features of the animal were marked. All aminals have four legs, therefore the legs were not important. But cows and oxen had horns - so the horns were cut to the stick. Pigs were round and had snouts. Horses were distinguished from the other animals by their upright necks. Horse as the most important animals were sometimes made bigger and they got legs and even tails and manes. (Details given by the donor) |
Historical context | This set of toys were made by Estonian children for themselves to play with. |
Production | donated September 9, 1998 Attribution note: This set of toys were made by Estonian children for themselves to play with. |
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Collection | |
Accession number | B.306-1998 |
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Record created | November 13, 1998 |
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