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Description
Vinyl Face and Cloth Doll. Series II, Box 2
18” high 7” wide
1920
United States
Mixed medium vinyl and cloth
This doll is a combination of the European featured baby doll and the “Pickaninny Caricature” of African-American children. The “Pickaninny” child is portrayed as a child with dark skin, bulging eyes, big red lips, chubby belly, wild woolly hair and wearing mismatched clothes. This doll has thin lips, chubby cheeks, dark skin, bulging eyes, wild woolly hair and wild mismatched clothes
Keywords
Collectibles, African-American, Africa, Art, History