DollFor other uses, see Doll (disambiguation). Look up doll in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.A doll is a model of a human (often a baby), a humanoid (like Bert and Ernie), an animal or a fictional character (like a Troll or a Smurf), usually made of cloth or plastic. Sometimes, intended as keepsakes or collections for older children and adults, it could be made in wood, porcelain, bisque, celluloid or wax. Some dolls are intended as toys for children, usually girls, to play with. Others are for decoration or have some cultural significance, possibly for use in some ceremony or ritual, or as a physical representaion of a deity. Archaeological evidence places dolls as foremost candidate for oldest known toy, having been found in Egyptian tombs which date to as early as 2000 BC. The model is often a miniature, but a baby doll may be of true size. A large model of hard material is called a statue. A doll or animal model of soft material is also called a plush toy or plushie. Dolls are distinguished from action figures, which are generally of plastic or semi metallic construction and poseable to some extent, and exist largely for the purpose of marketing the television shows or films which feature the characters they are often modeled after. Modern action figures, such as Action Man, are often marketing towards boys, and dolls towards girls. Events related to dollsFestivals
Famous types of dollToy DollsPinocchio dolls in diverse stages of construction in a shop window in Firenze, Italy.
Other dolls
Materials dolls are made of
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Festivals. Ertl may refer to:. . Harald Ertl, an Austrian motorsport journalist and driver. Modern action figures, such as Action Man, are often marketing towards boys, and dolls towards girls. the Ertl Company, an American toy maker. Dolls are distinguished from action figures, which are generally of plastic or semi metallic construction and poseable to some extent, and exist largely for the purpose of marketing the television shows or films which feature the characters they are often modeled after. A doll or animal model of soft material is also called a plush toy or plushie. A large model of hard material is called a statue. The model is often a miniature, but a baby doll may be of true size. Archaeological evidence places dolls as foremost candidate for oldest known toy, having been found in Egyptian tombs which date to as early as 2000 BC. Others are for decoration or have some cultural significance, possibly for use in some ceremony or ritual, or as a physical representaion of a deity. Some dolls are intended as toys for children, usually girls, to play with. Sometimes, intended as keepsakes or collections for older children and adults, it could be made in wood, porcelain, bisque, celluloid or wax. A doll is a model of a human (often a baby), a humanoid (like Bert and Ernie), an animal or a fictional character (like a Troll or a Smurf), usually made of cloth or plastic. Corn husks. Wood. Clay. Plastic. Paper. Resin. Polymer-Clay. Felt. Wool. Porcelain. Cloth (see also rag doll). Reborn Dolls. The clown doll on Test Card F. Chucky, a Good Guy doll in the horror film Child's Play. Cartoon Dolls. Worry dolls. Voodoo doll. Matryoshka doll. Kachina dolls. Autopsy Babies. Waldorf Doll. Troll Doll. Teddy bear. Super Dollfie. Strawberry Shortcake. Société Française de Fabrication de Bébés et Jouets. Raggedy Ann and Andy. Pinocchio. Paper Doll. Kewpie doll. Jumeau Dolls. Gigi. Dollikins (also called Action Girl). Cindy Smart. Chatty Cathy. Spice Girls Dolls. Christina Aguilera Doll. Britney Spears Doll. Celebrity doll
Bratz. Bobblehead doll. Blythe. Barbie and Ken, by Mattel. Hinamatsuri. |