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  2. African dolls - Wikipedia

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    Ntwana beaded doll. African dolls across the continent are created for young girls to play with and as a charm to ensure fertility in women. Their shape and costume vary according to region and custom. Frequently dolls are handed down from mother to daughter. Western dolls are popular in Africa and are often dressed with traditional garb.

  3. Akuaba - Wikipedia

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    These dolls are often used in similar ways, reflecting the importance of fertility and children in many West African cultures. Today, akua'ba dolls are more commonly seen as mass-produced works of art or souvenirs rather than as heirlooms in ritual use. However, traditional use of these dolls continues in some areas among the Fante and other ...

  4. Black doll - Wikipedia

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    In addition, American Girl has also released Black dolls portraying girls of color from various points in American history such as Addy Walker and civil rights-era Melody Ellison, as well as those from the present day. Mattel Toys created the first Black dolls in the popular Barbie line, Francie and Christie, in 1967 and 1969 respectively. This ...

  5. The Marvelous World of Shani - Wikipedia

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    Long before the Shani line debuted in stores, Mattel had already been making African American fashion dolls for 24 years, with their first black doll being the Colored Francie doll from 1967, and then Barbie's friends Christie and Julia (the latter being based on the hit TV series of the same name), released in 1968 and 1969 respectively.

  6. Golliwog - Wikipedia

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    A golliwog in the form of a child's soft toy Florence Kate Upton's Golliwogg in formal minstrel attire in The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg in 1895. The golliwog, also spelled golliwogg or shortened to golly, is a doll-like character, created by cartoonist and author Florence Kate Upton, which appeared in children's books in the late 19th century, usually depicted as a type of ...

  7. Stunned by her aunt’s revelation, Davis listened as Mitchell explained how Kitty Black Perkins, the designer of the first Black Barbie, hired in 1976, and Stacey McBride-Irby, a Black Barbie ...

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