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Papier-Mâché Elderly Woman

Name: Circa 1940s Papier-Mâché Elderly Woman Made by and When: Unknown artist, 1940s Material: Papier-mâché head, lower arms, and legs; mature brown cloth body, upper arms, and upper legs Marks: Unmarked Height: 13 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black mohair wig underneath a red and white headscarf, painted black eyes, closed mouth with painted red lipsContinue reading “Papier-Mâché Elderly Woman”

Annie Davis Frierson

Fashioned after the grandmother of I. Roberta Bell, the Annie Davis Frierson doll is a Bertabel’s Dolls creation. #handmadedoll #blackdoll #portraitdoll #artistdoll

Mom Du Jos

Made by I. Roberta Bell, Mom Du Jos is a one-of-a-kind doll based on a storybook character. #ooakdoll #ooakblackdoll #irobertabell #bertabelldoll

Nila by Janci Dolls

Nila is a 14-inch wood carved doll by Janci Dolls. #blackwooddoll, #woodendoll #Jancidolls

Multi-Face Doll

Early 1900s composition and cloth multi-face doll, unknown maker. #twofaceddoll, #multifacedoll, #dollwithtwofaces #unusualdoll #blackdoll

OOAK Painted Cloth Doll

17-inch one-of-a-kind painted cloth doll by Cindi Ciampa #paintedclothdoll #blackclothdoll #ooakdoll #ooakblackclothdoll

RGCF Turtle Mark Baby

Circa 1930s 16-inch celluloid doll made in Germany. #blackdolls #celluloiddoll, #dollmadeinGerman #antiqueblackdoll

Composition Baby From Ireland

17-inch circa 1920s-1930s composition #blackdoll sold in Ireland was possibly made in England.

Topsy Dolls

From the early-1900s through the 1960s, many doll companies chose the name, Topsy, for Black dolls and incorporated a minimum of three braids or tufts of hair on the dolls’ heads in an effort to portray the character in #UncleTomsCabin. #Topsy #Topsydolls

Juneteenth Paper Dolls

Juneteenth Paper Doll Book features information about #Juneteenth, two paper dolls and 19th-century fashions. #blackpaperdolls, #Juneteenth