July 2025 – DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum™

Lil’ Liza Jane

Lil’ Liza Jane is a circa 1980s 16-inch doll with a porcelain/bisque head on a multiarticulated composition body. #OOAKdoll #bisqueandcompositiondoll #characterdoll #artistdoll

Go-Go Brigitte

Go-Go Brigitte is a 1960s mod-era fashion doll sold in different global markets. #Gogobrigitte #1960sfashiondoll #fashiondollcompetitor #moderadoll

Ashanti Akua’ba Dolls

Ashanti Akua’ba Dolls made in Ghana are traditionally used to promote fertility. #Ashantiakuabadolls #fertilitydolls #africandolls #africanfertilitydolls #woodenddolls #carveddolls

Stuffed brown cloth dolls made by Dolls From Kenya, ca. 1990s, represent the traditional hairstyles and fashions worn by modern Kenyan women. #kenyadolls #Africadolls #dollsmadeinAfrica #dollsmadeinKenya #blackclothdolls #handmadeblackclothdolls

Ghanaian Mother and Baby Stump Doll

Ca. 1995 Ghanaian mother and baby made in Ghana represents a Ghanaian mother and baby. #Ghanaiandoll #Africandoll #dollmadeinAfrica #stumpdoll #blackclothdoll #handmadeblackclothdoll

Carly

Carly is a one-of-a-kind polymer clay and cloth doll by Lorna Miller Sands from 1990 when the artist worked under the brand, Toridan Originals. #OOAKdoll #OOAKblackdoll #polymerclaydoll #Lornamiller #Lornamillersands

Stockinette Bottle Doll

A circa 1930s to 1940s handmade bottle doll representing a mammy “lived” with and traveled from state-to-state with the same family for over 80 years. #bottledoll #blackbottledoll #antiquebottledoll #bottledollmammy #handmaddoll #folkartdoll #mammy

Belly Button Baby

Belly Button Baby by Ideal, 1970s, has a large belly button that activates head and limb movement when pressed. #Idealdolls #Idealtoycorp #bellybuttonbaby #1970sdoll

2024 WLBDA Club Doll

A customized amigurumi/crocheted doll is the 2024 doll for the WLBDA Facebook group. #customizeddoll #customdoll #limitededitiondoll #clubdoll #crochetdoll #amigurumidoll

Amanda Jane and Amanda Jane Baby

British-assembled dolls, Amanda Jane and Amanda Jane Baby by Amanda Jane, Ltd. are in today’s installation. #amandajanedolls #Britishdolls #1970sdolls #blackamandajanedolls