Doll

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A doll is a toy often made in the likeness of a human baby or child, although dolls are also made in the likeness of human adults, animals, or fictional creatures (e.g. troll dolls). Dolls can be made out of almost any material, but both cloth and plastic are popular in doll-making.

Use

Dolls are often intended as toys for children but other uses of dolls include as a keepsake or collectible item for any age, such as older children or adults. However, dolls are also used because of their cultural significance, sometimes in ceremonies or rituals, or even as a physical representation of a deity. Lifelike dolls can be used for professional use (see anatomically correct doll) or as sex toys (see sex doll). Artists' mannequins are also known as "artists' dolls." Dolls with action figure-like articulation and removable clothing are sometimes referred to as "action dolls^[1]."

History

Dolls have been around for far longer than most would think, archaeological evidence placing dolls as foremost candidate for oldest known toy, having been found in Egyptian tombs which date to as early as 2000 BC. In Egypt, as well as Greece and Rome, it was common to find them in the graves of children, these were mainly made from wood, however, among the wealthier families, pottery dolls were also found.

Many suggest that dolls were around even before 2000 BC, going further back to prehistoric times, and were probably made from materials such as clay, mud, fur, wood, etc.

Composition

Over the ages, dolls have been made from practially every material. Here is a partial list:

• Bisque
• Bisqueloid
• Celluloid
• Clay
• Cloth (see also rag doll)
• Composition
• Corn husks
• Paper
• Plastic
• Polymer-Clay
• Porcelain
• Resin
• Rubber
• Vinyl
• Wax
• Wood

Famous types of dolls

Toy dolls

• Action figures
  • Action dolls
• American Girl
• Ball-jointed doll
• Betsy Wetsy
• Blythe
• Bobblehead doll
• Cabbage Patch Kids
• Celebrity doll
• Chatty Cathy
• Cindy Smart
• Dollikins (also called Action Girl)
• Fashion dolls
  • Barbie and Ken
  • Bratz
• Gigi
• Golliwogg
• Hakata ningyo
• Jumeau Dolls
• Kewpie doll
• Kokeshi
• My Little Pony
• Paper Doll
• Pinocchio

• Porcelain Doll
• Raggedy Ann and Andy
• Rozen Maiden
• Société Française de Fabrication de Bébés et Jouets
• Strawberry Shortcake
• Teddy bear
• Tiny Tears
• Troll doll
• Waldorf Doll

Other dolls

• African dolls
• Hopi Kachina dolls
• Inuit/Eskimo dolls
• Japanese dolls
• Japanese Ambassador dolls
• Kachina dolls
• Matryoshka doll
• Navajo dolls
• Russian dolls
• Voodoo doll
• Worry dolls

Events related to dolls

• Hinamatsuri (Japanese doll festival)

See also

• Stuffed animal
• Simpich Character Dolls

References

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