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”
Category Archives: OOAK black dolls
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
OOAK Painted Cloth Doll
17-inch one-of-a-kind painted cloth doll by Cindi Ciampa #paintedclothdoll #blackclothdoll #ooakdoll #ooakblackclothdoll
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
Ruby Bridges
Miniature porcelain Ruby Bridges tribute doll #Rubybridgesdoll #Rubybridges
Cloth and Papier-Mâché-Sculpted Doll
One-of-a-kind papier-mache doll with sculpted facial features. #blackpapiermachedoll #blackdoll
Handmade Elderly Couple
Handmade elderly black cloth dolls with gray hair
#blaclothdolls
Holiday Almeda
A Leo-Moss-type-doll by Tutu Souza #LeoMossdollreproduction #Leomoss
Fannie Lou Hamer
#blackhistory A Fannie Lou Hamer tribute doll by Gloria Y. Rone is curated.