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The doll occurs as model of the human (often the baby), a humanoid (like Bert and Ernie), an animal or a fictional character (like the Troll or a Smurf), usually processed of cloth or plastic. For even instance, arranged when token or collections for older youngsters & adults, it can be mass produced inside wood, porcelain, bisque, celluloid or wax. A select few dolls come arranged when toys for children, usually girls, to play with. Others come for even decoration or keep around a bit of cultural significance, possibly for even even utilize within occasionally ceremony or ritual, or as the physical representaion of a deity. Archaeological evidence places dolls when first candidate for oldest known toy, having been incurred around Egyptian tombs which date to when early as 2000 BC.

the model is typically the miniature, however a binky user doll can be of confessedly size. The big model of protective lesson is known as the statue. The doll or even fleshly model of easy lesson is as well known as the plush toy or plushie.

Dolls come distinguished from either action figures, which are typically of thin plastic or even semi metal construction & poseable to a few extent, & survive largely for the purpose of marketing the television shows or films which feature the characters it is typically modeled fallowing. Modern action numbers, like Action Man, are typically marketing towards boys, & dolls towards girls.

Events related to dolls
Festivals Hinamatsuri

Famous types of doll

Toy Dolls
Barbie and Ken, by Mattel Blythe Bobblehead doll Bratz Cabbage Patch Kids Celebrity doll Britney Spears Doll Christina Aguilera Doll Spice Girls Dolls Chatty Cathy Cindy Smart Dollikins (also known as Action Girl) Gigi Kewpie doll Pinocchio Raggedy Ann and Andy Strawberry Shortcake Super Dollfie Teddy bear Troll Doll

Other dolls
Autopsy Babies Kachina dolls Matryoshka doll Voodoo doll Worry dolls Chucky, a Good Guy doll in the horror film ''Child's Play'' A clown doll in Test Card F

Materials dolls are made of

Cloth (see besides rag doll) Porcelain Wool Felt Polymer-Clay Resin Plastic Clay Wood Corn husks

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