NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS — Among porcelain antique dolls, whimsical Kewpies, Barbie dolls and even paper dolls, cloth dolls in the image of African-Americans drew special attention among more than 1,200 ...

Artist Doris McGillan gives new meaning to the phrase "fabric of society." Drawn to the intimate stories told in the clothes of African cultures, McGillan uses authentic material to create dolls that ...

PETERSBURG — In celebration of Black History Month, the traveling exhibit Freedom Culture Art Dolls Museum will make a stop at the Petersburg Public Library. Over 200 handmade cloth dolls will be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Want to go? “Black Butterfly: Proud and Beautiful African American Doll Collection” opens Feb. 1 at the High Point Museum, 1859 E.

Until recently, it was hard–or even impossible–to find a black doll in Nigeria. Eight years ago, when he was looking for a birthday present for his niece, Nigerian entrepreneur Taofick Okoyo realized ...

April Marius’ favorite doll started out as a secret. Twenty two years ago, during a summer visit to Cape Cod, Marius stopped in at a doll shop and bought two of the toys for her newborn daughter ...

Baskets overflow with African Duduza dolls at The Snow Goose Yarn Shop in Milton. Knitted in the bright colors of the African landscape - red, yellow, green and turquoise - each dark face is stitched ...

The history of cloth fabric dolls stretches back to ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire. The history of cloth fabric dolls stretches back to ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire. During the late 1800s, ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Among porcelain antique dolls, whimsical Kewpies, Barbie dolls and even paper dolls, cloth dolls in the image of African-Americans drew special attention among more than 1,200 ...