handmade dolls

Handmade Dolls usually represent a nation. They represent the confluence of the nation’s different ages, time and culture. Handmade dolls made of many different materials have been in existence for a long time. There is evidence of handmade dolls made in ancient Egypt. Most of the handmade dolls made the world over lack sophistication and realism. However, these handmade dolls do portray human life as realistically as ca be done with dolls.

If the handmade dolls are made of cloth, then the cloth body parts are stitched and stuffed with synthetic cotton, with a metal frame providing the body structure. The faces also are made of cloth with synthetic cotton stuffing. The facial features of the handmade dolls are usually painstakingly painted by hand. All limbs, fingers, and toes are stitched separately, to provide for more realistic depiction of gestures. Clothing and accessories are also stitched or prepared by hand.

These handmade dolls are usually paragons of beauty. Through any collection of handmade dolls that have been made in India, you can acquaint yourself with the art and culture of each state of India through the bridal dresses, dresses of rural India and common folks.

If the handmade dolls are made out of clay, then the things that are usually used for making the dolls are Laguna modeling clay, acrylic paint, glitters & other decorating items. It would be better to not bake the dolls because just by air-drying they become firm. It is not necessary to even use any mould for these handmade dolls of clay.

Author F. Peris. copyright data 2004 Indianchild.com

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