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Lulu Rehema Kibwana

Representing Kenya, Lulu is one of six 21-inch vinyl international dolls in the original Karito Kids doll line.

Made in 1990, Brother Jake and Miss Estelle are 19-inch limited-edition porcelain and cloth dolls from Mary E. Washington’s Religious Characters series. #artistdolls #porcelainartistdolls #blackartistdolls #maryewashington #carolemariecreationsdolls

Starter Drew McCall

Starter Drew is the first African American doll in the 14-inch Betsy McCall doll collection by Robert Tonner. #betsymccall #roberttonnerdoll #drewmccall

2002 Betsy McCall Convention Tiny Drew/Dru

Betsy McCall Convention Tiny Drew debuted in 2002 at the Betsy McCall Convention. This is the first brown-complexioned doll to use the 1950s 8-inch Betsy McCall mold. #Betsymccall, #roberttonner #tinydrewdoll #tinydrudoll

School Picture Day Libbie

Libbie is a 12-inch high-end play/collectible doll by Effanbee released in 2008. #blackdoll #playdoll #Effanbee #vinyldoll #Roberttonner

Toni Sunday Best

Toni Sunday Best by Robert Tonner’s Effanbee Doll Company is a reproduction of the original 1950s Toni by Ideal, which was not produced in black by Ideal. #Tonidoll #reproductitiodoll #hardplasticdoll #RobertTonner

Juliana

Juliana is a 19-inch vinyl and cloth doll by Pauline Bjonness-Jacobsen from the early 1990s. #dollsbypauline #artistdoll #blackdoll #blackartistdoll

Valerie

Valerie is a 13-inch vinyl and cloth doll by Pauline Bjonness-Jacobsen from 1993. #dollsbypauline #artistdoll #blackartistdoll

Joey and Amanda

Joey and Amanda are one-of-a-kind polymer clay dolls made by Faye Corcoran Baker during the 1980s. #OOAKdoll #oneofakinddoll #fayecorcoranbaker #artistdolls

Ellen’s c. 1965 Christmas Doll

A handmade black cloth doll made for a loved one and kept by that loved one for nearly 60 years is an example of the important role dolls play in children’s lives. #handmadeclothdoll #blackclothdoll #blackdoll #childsplay #dollfriends #dollcompanions #dollgiftsoflove