Black doll history – DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum™

Zulu Woman and Baby

Made 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

Cammie Goes to College

A doll that promotes #HBCUs #blackfashiondoll

Tea Bell Mammy

Example of a 1940s tea bell mammy illustrates #thewaytheysawus

Julia Paper Dolls

Paper doll books of #DiahannCarroll’s role as Julia, the first American TV show to feature an African American woman in a non-stereotypical role #Julia #blackhistory