Dollieh Sanctuary

So I was looking at the Barbie Collector site trying to ID a doll and looked at their dolls of the world collections. It got me thinking. What type of dolls do other countries and cultures have.

Can you quess the dolls' country?

1: Mexico, central America or the american southwest.
2: Somewhere in Africa, maybe Nigeria
3: Russia or one of the former satellite states
4: One of the Pacific islands? Or maybe the northwest coast?

Children of the Corn, Iowa
Spool People of Peru
Porcelavania, Russia
Mopphairica, Ivory Coast

K2! wrote:Children of the Corn, Iowa
Spool People of Peru
Porcelavania, Russia
Mopphairica, Ivory Coast

Oh, that is priceless, K2-san!!! I ABSOLUTELY love your response! It's perfect!!! THe town/city names are just too good!!! ^^

#1 is pretty sure from the USA----I know in Little House, they were making 'Corn husk' dolls and she looks exactly what they described in the book. ^^

#3 are Russian nesting dolls, I think. Those are so pretty!!

I agree with K2-san that #2 is from South America somewhere but I've no idea about #4....Egyptian or Mediterranean, maybe? (Just a guess looking at her 'dress.')

#1 American corn husk doll. #2 Is it a Masai? #3 Russia #4 I can't exactly name the country but I think it's African Muslim. They don't allow the human form so they make faceless paddle like baby dolls with beads for hair.

Everyone had some great guesses!

Here's the answers:
1. A corn husk doll, a Native American toy.
2. This beaded doll was made by the Ntwana people from South Africa.
3. A matryoshka doll also known as Russian nesting/nested doll.
4. A paddle doll typical of those found in most Middle Kingdom, Egypt, XI Dynasty (2080 - 1990 BC) tombs of Thebes.