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Laririt, Kaye Anne M.3 IND-1

Dolls are

models of human beings,

often used

as toys for children.

Wooden Paddle Dolls

2080 - 1990 BC ^foremost candidate for

oldest known toy.^from available materials like clay, stone, wood, bone, ivory, leather, wax, etc.

Rag Dolls300 BC•one of the most ancient children's toys in existence •a cloth figure, a doll

traditionally home-made from (and stuffed with) spare scraps of material.

Hina Dolls about 1603-1867• ^dolls for Hina Matsuri, the

doll festival on March 3.

^has pyramidal body of

elaborate, many-layered textiles stuffed with straw and/or

wood blocks, carved wood hands and head with set-in glass

eyes and human or silk hair.

Voodoo DollsVoodoo started before 1685 in Africa(Haiti).• Dolls for curses.

European Bisque Doll

1870 ^characterized by their

realistic, skin-like matte finish.bisque head is attached to a body made

of cloth or leather, or a jointed body made of wood, papier mâche or a mix

of pulp, sawdust, glue and similar materials.

usually have eyes made of glass.

Edison's Phonograph Doll

1877invented by Thomas Edison.

22-inch doll featured a removable phonograph that

played nursery rhymes. 

Matryoshka Dolls 1890• traditional Russian dolls.• consist of a set of hollow

wooden figures which open up and nest inside each

other.•often follows a theme.

Paper Dolls 1919

^cut out of

paper, with separate clothes that are usually held onto the dolls by folding tabs.

Bobblehead Dolls1950

•collectible toy.•head is often oversized compared to its body. head is connected to the body by a

spring or hook.

Barbie 1959• fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company

  Mattel, Inc.• include not only the range of dolls with

their clothes and accessories, but

also a large range of Barbie branded goods such as books, apparel, cosmetics and video games.

Reborn Doll1990vinyl doll that has been transformed to resemble a human baby with as much realism as possible.

Ball Jointed Doll(Super Dollfie)2000•Can be customized.•Marketed to adult doll collectors and customizers.•Cast in polyurethane resin.•Both realistic and influenced by anime.•Anatomically correct. •Various body parts have ball joints for articulation, and are strung together with a thick elastic cord.•made by the Japanese company Volks.

Bratz DollMay 2001•American line of 

fashion dolls and

merchandise manufactured by MGA Entertainment.•portrayed as teenagers

distinguished by large heads and

skinny bodies, almond-shaped eyes adorned with eyeshadow, and

lush, glossy lips.

ChineseBall Jointed DollLate 2005/Early 2006•Released by Dollzone.•Sculpts in high quality polyurethane resin.

Goodreau Doll2007

•Ball jointed doll with more of an

American aesthetic influence.

TIMELINEWooden Paddle Dolls- 2080

- 1990 BCRag Dolls- 300 BCHina Dolls- about 1603-186Voodoo Dolls- 1685European Bisque Doll- 1870Edison's Phonograph Doll- 1877Matryoshka Dolls- 1890

Paper Dolls- 1919Bobblehead Dolls- 1950Barbie- 1959Reborn Doll- 1990Super Dollfie- 2000Bratz Doll- May 2001Chinese BJD- early 2006Goodreau Dolls- 2007