Late-1800s to early-1900s French brown complexioned bébé doll is today’s virtual Black doll museum installation. #antiqueblackdolls
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Darnell From Smoky Holler
Darnell is a wood-resin doll from 1992 by Nancy Tritt Bruns. #artistdoll #blackdoll
United Children of Our World Dolls
Dolls by John Nissen represent African children. #blackdolls #artistdolls
Patricia
Patricia is from Philip Heath’s Renaissance Commection.
#philipheathdolls #blackartistdolls #blackdolls
Doll by Sandy Dolls, Inc.
Name: Unknown name Made by and When: Sandy Dolls, Inc., 1999 Material: Vinyl head, lower arms, and lower legs; tan cloth body Marks: ©1999 SANDY DOLLS INC / MADE IN PHILLIPPINES Height: 10 inches in the seated position Hair, Eyes, Mouth: A black banged wig, curly on the top with multiple braids and beads aroundContinue reading “Doll by Sandy Dolls, Inc.”
Zulu Woman and Baby
Made in South Africa by South African women, this doll pair represents a #Zulu woman and baby. #Africandolls #blackdolls
Ndebele Dolls
Women of the Ndebele tribe of South Africa make Ndebele dolls. Their costumes represent their meaning or status. This post features #Ndebeledolls as tall as 43 inches.
#SouthAfricadolls #Africandolls
Fauna, T. J.’s Gingerbread House Doll
T. J. Robinson’s Gingerbread House in Oakland California sold black cloth dolls. #blackdoll #blackclothdoll #TJRobinsonsGingerbreadhouse #Gingerbreadhouserestaurant,
Claudette Colvin Tribute Doll
A tribute doll to Claudette Colvin who at age 15 was arrested for not giving her bus seat to a white woman in Birmingham, AL. #Jimcrowera, #segregatedsouth #civilrights #blackhistory
Sarah Collins Tribute Doll
A tribute doll to the fifth little girl, a survivor of the 16th Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama. #blackhistory #blackdollhistory #ooakblackdoll