Dolls

Dolls

    Dolls are one type of toys and games. Dolls stand for human or baby . They have been built and popular for a long time . Dolls are made from variety of material such as cloth , paper, clay, stone , plastic , wood and etc. Dolls were used in many purpose such as toys for children , collected by adults , studying  anatomy by physical doctor or artists , used in religious ceremonies .
    Dolls have a development history for a long time . Dolls are the oldest type of toys and games . Dolls have been produced since Egypt era.
    Normally , Dolls  symbolize female as action figures symbolize male . Placing for selling in the store dolls usually have their accessories ,too. Such as clothing , furniture , kitchen appliances , etc.
   It's amazing . Old dolls repairer in Paris told that his customers were not a young girls but old women in 50s and 60s .
  Dolls can be cultural heritage of human . Each dolls have their history. Some dolls were collected for long time so they were worth . Such as Bru , french nineteenth-century doll, cost  nearly $ 22,000 .
  There is Hinamatsuri in Japan . Hinamatsuri is  japanese doll festival . This festival was held on the third day of the third month of every year. In festival Japanese build  platforms covered with red cloth .They place dolls on platforms.
   Because dolls have long history and were cultural heritage so there are many museums for collecting them . Famous museums are Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood in London , Istanbui Toy Museum , etc.
   Types of dolls are numerous.  For example african dolls , black dolls , celebrity dolls , fashion dolls , Japanese traditional dolls ,paper dolls , reborn dolls ,etc.




   Reference
  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doll