Marie's Merry Doll Mansion
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African Heritage
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AFRICA Kenyan Barbie
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African dolls as the doll hobby knows them usually have beautiful clothes
in African colors!! They rarely are "imported from Africa" or even
reflect African features or hair. Some do, some don't. But, dolls do
not necessarily have to reflect our real society. How
many real Barbies do we know?
Artists who make quality African-looking dolls usually command high prices - and
they should. Those dolls are usually rarer and reflect talent and
originality. Philip Heath and Annette Hemstedt are two artists who have
done more lifelike dolls of color. For older collectible
dolls, a good start is the Shindana line from the 60's.
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