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Island Cloth Doll Series VI. Box 6

12” high 4½” wide

1984

Islands

Cloth and mixed medium

This doll is a stereotypical cloth island doll sold to tourist. The doll follows the “pickianniny” child tradition by wearing bright clothes, dark skin, red lips, and wild woolly hair with ribbons.

Keywords

Collectibles, Africa, African-American, Culture, Race, History

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