Inuit doll purchased on Ebay, June 2003. Mother's and baby's heads are made of black soapstone. Her hands and work are in green soapstone. Summer wear. 18 cm.
Marie-Hélène's Collection
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Here are a few dolls from Marie-Hélène's collection (more than 150 dolls), Canada. Each picture comes with MH's comments. To contact the collector: Marie-Hélène |
Canada
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Inuit doll purchased on Ebay, June 2003. Mother's and baby's heads are made of black soapstone. Her hands and work are in green soapstone. Summer wear. 18 cm.
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Native american doll, purchased in 1999 in Pikogan, last Algonquin village left in Canada. "Abitibikwe" doll, can only be found there. Leather, beads, hair is wool. Made to be a toy. 18 cm. |
USA
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"Apache Papoose". Made of hard vinyl. Feather in his hair, jewels.. Purchased at the Saint-Tite western festival, USA, Sept. 2002. 32 cm.
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South Africa
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Found on EBay. Zulu doll made of felt and beads. She carries a beaded baby on her back. Made by the South-African Red Cross. Height: 17-18 cm. |
Spain
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Vynil doll brought back from Salamanca, Spain, by my parents in the early 80's. Beads, lace, nice quality. Love it. 20 cm.
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Catalan or Aragon. Clay head, cloth body on wire armature, felt clothes. Purchased at Emmaüs in 2002. 23 cm.
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Purchased on EBay. Tag: muñeca Angela. Costume from Valencia. Composition, jointed knees. 28 cm. |
France
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"Babig-Koant", meaning "bébé Joli" in French, or "Nice baby" in English. Baby from Brittany, dressed by Mme Le Minor in bapteme costume. Purchased at a French antics store. One of the 6 or 7 Babig owned by MH. |
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SM: Marie-Hélène owns many good quality French dolls, especially dolls from Brittany. However, I chose this doll from Toulouse, mainly because I don't have any. Celluloïd doll from Toulouse, purchased at Emmaüs. Tagged "Poupées Blanche-Neige". 25 cm. |
Italy
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Lenci mascotte, from Sardaigne, purchased on Ebay. 2003 |
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3 dolls by MAGIS. - Roma (cloth, plastic hands) - Trastaverro (Roma area): papier-maché head, plastic hands and legs - Val d'Aoste:papier-maché head, plastic hands and legs 25 cm |
Danmark
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Vynil doll. Brought back from Danmark by my sister, in 1965. 30 cm.
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Russia
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Russian peasant woman, purchased on Ebay - August 2002. Composition and bisque, head marked K&R - Zagorsk. Tag "made in USSR". 35 cm. |
Asie
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Turkish dolls, with a wooden body. They are symbols of fertility. Painted cloth face. Purchased in Emmaus stores. The Musée de L'Homme in Paris own similar ones.
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Dolls dressed in silk. Bisque or very heavy composition. Jointed at neck, shoulders, hips. Bought in Quebec at an antics store. 23 cm.
SM: are they Chinese? Or from an ex-USSR asian region?
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Chinese doll purchased on EBay. Probably Mongolian. Very rich dress and jewels. Plastic doll.
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Thaï doll. Purchased at the Thaïland booth at the Folklore Festival in Drummondville in 2001. Bisque head, hands and feet. AKHA tribe. She holds a baby in her arms. |
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