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Rya Flock
Colin's Creatures Swedish Christmas Sheep Figures, Rya Flock


 

The Rya sheep feature white soft fur and white bodies, with the detailing in the face, pink lips and a slight gray heathering on the sheep's nose.

All my creatures are handcrafted in my Asheville, NC studio using porcelain, castable stone and imported woven fur from Steiff-Schulte in Germany.
$75.00
Size: 5" Tall


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Breed Description
 
Rya, also known as Swedish Carpet Wool Sheep, is a breed of sheep that is native to Sweden. The breed originated from the Swedish and Norwegian land race breeds. This double-coated breed of Swedish Land race origin also contains some Norwegian Splsau heritage.The purpose of the sheep was to use the long, wavy, and shiny wool to produce rya-wool, which is often used to make carpets. The rya sheep is a medium-sized with relatively short legs, and has strong and shiny long wool fibers. -- info via Wikipedia

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