Name: Malia and Khari Made by and When: Brains and Beauty Dolls; released in 2017 and 2018, respectively Material: Artist-doll-type vinyl heads, arms, legs, and breastplates; their cloth mid torsos house their removable voice boxes in a zippered back compartment. Malia has a medium brown complexion; Khari’s complexion is lighter. Marks: (On the heads) BrainsContinue reading “Brains and Beauty Malia and Khari”
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Here Comes Niya
Name: Here Comes Niya Made by and When: HCN Enterprises, Inc. / 1990 (released on February 1, 1991) Material: Vinyl head, arms, and legs; white cloth body with voice box Marks: NIYA 1990 (on head) Height: 24 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Black rooted hair styled in two side ponytails with a spiral curl on the forehead/brown paintedContinue reading “Here Comes Niya”
Big Beautiful Doll Dasia
Name: Dasia Made by and When: Big Beautiful Dolls, Inc.; 2001 Material: Vinyl Marks: ©BIG BEAUTIFUL / DOLLS INC. 2000 (on the head); Big / Beautiful / Dolls / Inc. / ©2001 (on the back) Height: 12 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Black rooted hair in a curly updo style/brown painted eyes/closed mouth Clothes: Wears a black velourContinue reading “Big Beautiful Doll Dasia”
Hallelujah Sisters Esta, Vesta, and Rose
Name: Hallelujah Sisters Esta, Vesta, and Rose Made by and When: Wyatt Hicks, 2015 Material: Sculpey, cloth, and wire Height: 6 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouths: Hats cover their hairless heads, and their faces are without features. Clothes: Yellow knit dresses and floppy hats Other: Limited-edition posable praise dancers sold in sets of three, inspired byContinue reading “Hallelujah Sisters Esta, Vesta, and Rose”
American Girl Gabriela McBride 2017 Doll of the Year
Name: Gabriela McBride Made by and When: Pleasant Company, 2017 Material: Vinyl head, arms, and legs; cloth body Height: 18 inches (and 6-1/2 inches) Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Long, curly brown hair/brown sleep eyes/smiling mouth with two upper teeth Clothes: Gabriela wears a cropped purple sweater with silver dream graphic and soft turquoise tank top; a fitted pairContinue reading “American Girl Gabriela McBride 2017 Doll of the Year”
American Girl Melody Ellison
Name: Melody Ellison Made by and When: American Girl, 2016 Material: Vinyl head, arms, and legs; cloth body Height: 18 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Black shoulder-length wig with bangs and flipped ends/brown sleep eyes/smiling mouth with two upper teeth Clothes: Wears yellow and turquoise houndstooth, sleeveless dress with turquoise collar, turquoise bow underneath the collar and oneContinue reading “American Girl Melody Ellison”
American Girl Cécile Rey
Name: Cécile Rey Made by and When: American Girl, 2011 Material: Vinyl head, arms, and legs; cloth body Height: 18 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Dark brown wig with spiral curls accented with two white ribbons on the sides/ hazel sleep eyes/open mouth with two upper teeth Clothes: Turquoise satin-like dress trimmed in black velvet with white V-shapedContinue reading “American Girl Cécile Rey”
Maya Angelou Barbie
Name: Maya Angelou Barbie Made by and When: Mattel (designed by Carlyle Nuera) ©2020, released in January 2021 Material: Vinyl Marks: ©2020 Mattel (on the head); GXF45/N491 (in gold letters on left buttock); ©2016 MATTEL / 1186 MJ, 1, NL / MADE IN INDONESIA (on right buttock) Height: 11-1/2 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Short rooted curly hairContinue reading “Maya Angelou Barbie”
American Girl Addy 1864
From the original Historical Dolls Collection, introduced in 1993, Addy represents a former enslaved girl who escapes to freedom with her mother in 1864 by traveling on foot and by ship with the help of safe houses and abolitionists from North Carolina to Philadelphia. #addywalker #addy #americangirl #americangirldoll #americanslavery
The Michelle Obama Official White House Portrait Doll
Name: Michelle Obama Official White House Portrait Doll Made by and When: The Franklin Mint, 2010 Material: Vinyl Marks: (Head) TFM / ©2010; (doll’s left side of torso) The / MICHELLE / OBAMA/ DOLL / ©TFM NO. 0264 / 9900 (264 and 9900 are handwritten with a marker). Height: 16 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Black shoulder-length wigContinue reading “The Michelle Obama Official White House Portrait Doll”
DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum™ 