Doll

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A doll is a model of a human (often a baby), an animal, or a fictional creature (like a Troll or a Smurf), usually made of cloth or plastic. The model is often a miniature but may be of true size.

Use

Dolls usually intended as toys for children, usually girls, but are sometimes intended as keepsakes or collectibles for older children and adults. Dolls are also used for decoration, or have some cultural significance, possibly for use in some ceremony or ritual, or as a physical representaion of a deity. Anatomically-detailed dolls are also made, either for professional use (see Anatomically correct doll) or as sex toys (see Sex doll).

History

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.

Composition

Dolls are typically made of the following materials.

A large model made of a hard material is called a statue. A doll or animal model of soft material is also called a plush toy or plushie.

Famous types of dolls

Toy Dolls

Other dolls

Anatomically correct doll
Sex doll
Autopsy Babies
Kachina dolls
Matryoshka doll
Voodoo doll
Worry dolls
Cartoon Dolls
Chucky, a Good Guy doll in the horror film Child's Play
The clown doll on Test Card F
Reborn Dolls

Action figures

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 marketed towards boys, and dolls towards girls.

Events related to dolls

Festivals

Hinamatsuri (Japanese doll festival)

Dolls

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