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How long have humans been making models of animals with snapping jaws? Fans of #marilwyd, #schimmelreiter, #soulcaking, #ooser, #pooroldhorse, #schnabelgeissen, #hoodenhorses, etc. often claim "thousands of years" but this is the first example we've seen verifiably dated to 3400 years ago:

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The Poor Old Horse (T'Owd'Oss) performing on Christmas Eve in Richmond/Yorkshire. Longer version at www.instagram.com/p/DEZhaZiyiLo/

#pooroldhorse #yorkshirefolklore #yorkshiretradition
#mastbeast #masthorse #obbyoss #ukfolklore #folktradition #folksong #folkmusic #calendarcustom #guising #folklore

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