Celebrating African Culture Art Half Doll

✨VBDM Installation 1000!✨

Name: Celebrating African Culture Art Half Doll

Occasion: Maryland Society of Doll Collectors 2026 Luncheon Souvenir Half Doll

Made by and When: Original Dolls by Goldie (Goldie Wilson), 2026

Material: Porcelain, glass, synthetic hair fibers, African textiles, beads, felt

Marks: Unmarked

Height: 9 inches

Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Handmade short, black, curly wig; inset brown glass eyes, applied upper eyelashes, painted lower eyelashes, closed mouth with burgundy lip color

Clothes:  Wears an African fabric headband, an orange hand-beaded felt collar above layers of African fabric and colorful tulle, seated atop a glass pedestal

Other: This art half doll was one of 70 one-of-a-kind souvenir dolls designed and crafted by Goldie Wilson for the Maryland Society of Doll Collectors’ “Celebrate African Culture” Luncheon, held on April 18, 2026, at the Embassy Suites in Hunt Valley, Maryland. A numbered certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist, was included with each souvenir doll. The back of the certificate reads:

Art Half Dolls
By
Goldie

Most half dolls were made between 1900 and 1905, mostly produced in Germany and some Japanese firms. They were used for pin cushions, whisk brooms, and used on powder boxes and items found on ladies’ dressing tables. Some of the half dolls were produced in glazed and unglazed porcelain, unglazed bisque, and some were produced in wax.

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