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2012 - We have just updated our page with Bets and Amy's gorgeous new dolls! We always have a hard time picking our Dollery favorites! Remember, these beauties are all just limited to five world wide! "Tika" is already sold out. We are taking orders now with a deposit of 25% down is required to order against our order and we will work with you on extended payment plans. Be sure to email kmalone@dollery.com for all the details and pricing and place your orders early. These editions are all under 5 on Bet's and Amy's dolls so they do sell out quickly! Be sure to also email us your information if you would like to be added to our Boxel mailing list and receive automatic updates on their work as well as our free annual doll show catalogues. Bets shows in Nuremburg at the toy fair the last weekend in January so generally these editions sell out very quickly. She is not going to Idex or Toy Fair in 2012. Please contact kmalone@dollery.com or call 800-447-Doll ext 22 outside Ma or 781-447-6677 inside Ma for price quotes as Boxel's prices fluctuate depending on the dollar. We will "lock" in your price when you order your doll rest assured. We try to be competitive and fair with our pricing always so be sure to contact us! This year we celebrate our 30th Anniversary doll show. Nine years ago at our 21st Anniversary show in October we introduced these beauties to our collectors and they were a huge success. Every year we carry them they become increasingly more popular as avid collectors see these works of art in person. About the artists (courtesy of Bets & Amy Van Boxel) - Her whole life Bets van Boxel says was fascinated by people. At first she expressed herself by painting and drawing people, but soon she wanted to make them three-dimensional, so their posture, facial expression and every detail of their clothing would show to full advantage. The material that Bets uses is porcelain. Porcelain is a material that survives through centuries and it has the right "skin" to make the doll as lifelike as possible. Common people in their natural surroundings inspire her. The children, the sphere of the country and its people Jos and Bets meet on their journeys, will be translated into a doll. In order to make her dolls lifelike she uses, when possible, the authentic cloth and accessories which they bring home from the different countries. Every doll has handcrafted crystal eyes and a wig from human hair or mohair. After her education at the Design Academy daughter Amy van Boxel started her own small business. In 1996 Amy joined her parents and now she makes her own collection of dolls. - Direct quote of Bio direct from Bets & Amy Van Boxel |
2012 dolls by Bets van Boxel
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Japan Hiroki and Naoki are practicing together to become "big" Sumo wrestlers. They both wear a Mawashi, the traditional loincloth made out of cotton or silk. |
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Hiroki, LE/5, 18" (46cm) |
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Naoki, LE/5, 18" (46cm) |
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Rajastan Rajastan is a federal state in the Northwest of India. Tika and Dili belong to the Bhopa tribe and live in the Thar dessert. Tika wears a green dupatta (head scarf) that matches her remarkable bright green eyes. |
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Dili, LE/5, 21.7" (55cm) |
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Tika, LE/5, 25.6" (65cm) - Dollery Favorite! NOW SOLD OUT |
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Tibet Juna and Dhan are dressed in warm clothes against the cold at high altitude in Tibet. Juna has multiple hair braids, adorned with int.al. turquoise beads and silver decorations. |
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Dhan, LE/5, 22" (56cm) |
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Juna, LE/5, 21.7" (55cm) |
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2012 dolls by Amy van Boxel
| From Malaysia Leka, Kupeng and Suku are original people from Malaysia. They belong to the Bateq tribe that live in the Taman Negara, the oldest jungle in the world. The Bateq hunt with blowpipes out of bamboo. |
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Kupeng, LE/5, 14" (36 cm) |
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Leka, LE/5, 14" (36 cm) |
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Suku, LE/5, 6" (15cm) |
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| From Ladakh,
an area in the north of India. Because of the high altitude, it can be very cold. Goats, yaks and sheep are kept for their wool and milk. |
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Stanzin, LE/5, 14"
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2011 Mid-year porcelain dolls by Bets Van Boxel
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These 5 dolls are from Benin |
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Brig from Benin LE/5, porcelain dark brown eyes 21.3", 54cm Call for pricing
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Enise from Benin LE/5, porcelain Dark Brown Eyes 11.8", 30cm Call for pricing |
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Esta from Benin LE/5, porcelain Brown hair and dark brown eyes 13", 33cm Call for pricing
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Mathy from Benin LE/5, porcelain Brown hair, dark brown eyes 20.6", 52cm Call for pricing
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Sulley from Benin LE/5, porcelain Brown hair, dark brown eyes 11.8", 30cm Call for pricing
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| These 3 dolls are from Peru | ||
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Ecita LE/5, porcelain Black hair and dark brown eyes 22.4", 57cm Call for pricing |
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Elena LE/5, porcelain Black hair and dark brown eyes 20.1", 51cm Call for pricing |
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Evita LE/5, porcelain Black hair and dark brown eyes 20.1", 51cm Call for pricing
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2011 porcelain dolls by Amy Van Boxel
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Aime from Togo LE/5, porcelain Black hair and dark brown eyes 13.8", 35cm Call for pricing
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Aubin from Togo LE/5, porcelain dark brown eyes 5.9", 15cm Call for pricing
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Mai fromVietnam LE/5, porcelain Black hair and dark brown eyes 14.2", 36cm Call for pricing
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Rhea from Ladakh LE/5, porcelain Black hair and dark brown eyes 5.9", 15cm Call for pricing
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2011 porcelain dolls by Bets Van Boxel
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Bets has done a beautiful job with
these four brand new dolls for 2011. Each is limited to just 5
worldwide.
JURI - (Below right) - from Siberia - Dollery Favorite! Ltd. 5 - 23" INCHES - $Call for current Boxel pricing or email kmalone@dollery.com. Promotions running now on early orders. Extended layaway is available and flexible payment plans. |
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Country of Origin: Siberia
Description: Oxana and Juri are Nenets who live of reindeer herding. The Nenets move gigantic herds of reindeer from summer pastures in the north to winter pastures just south of the Arctic Circle where temperatures plummet to -50C. The Nenets rely on traditional clothing. A Nenets man wears a Malitsa which is a coat made of around 4 reindeer skins, the fur being on the inside. In extreme cold conditions men wear yet another layer of reindeer fur, known as a Gus. The Gus has its fur on the outside. The women wear a Yagushka which has a double layer of around 8 reindeer skins and which is buttoned at the front. Both men and women wear reindeer skin boots tied up with a belt.
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Bets has done a beautiful job with
these four brand new dolls for 2011. Each is limited to just 5
worldwide.
OXANA - (Below) - from Siberia - Ltd. 5 - 23" INCHES - $Call for current Boxel pricing or email kmalone@dollery.com. Promotions running now on early orders. Extended layaway is available and flexible payment plans. |
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Bets has done a beautiful job with
these four brand new dolls for 2011. Each is limited to just 5
worldwide.
SIERA - From the Kalash tribe in the Hindu-Kush area of Northern Pakistan. Dollery Favorites - look beautiful as a set too! $Call for current Boxel pricing or email kmalone@dollery.com. Extended layaway is available and flexible payment plans. |
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Country of Origin: Pakistan
Siera and Aarya are from the Kalash tribe in the Hindu-Kush area of Northern Pakistan. According to some scholars, the Kalash people are direct descendants of Alexander the Great's soldiers. The light skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes of many Kalash people provide an interesting evidence to their Caucasian origins. The Kalash are known for their unique way of dressing, especially the attire of their womenfolk. All women wear black robes called 'Piran' and it takes at least nine meters (almost 10 yards!) of cloth to make one dress. The women wear an extraordinarily large headgear called 'Kopus' embellished with buttons, beads and shells.
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Bets has done a beautiful job with
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worldwide.
AARYA - - From the Kalash tribe in the Hindu-Kush area of Northern Pakistan. $Call for current Boxel pricing or email kmalone@dollery.com. Promotions running now on early orders. Extended layaway is available and flexible payment plans. |
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2011 New porcelain dolls by Amy Van Boxel
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Amy has done a beautiful job with
these four brand new dolls for 2011.
Each is limited to just 5 worldwide. She use to do 10 but she now does just 5 worldwide! Country of Origin: Ethiopia Description: Zahra, Fana & Fayza are looking surprised/curious at the tourist that want to photograph them. Zahra is wearing a little white dress with bobbin-lace details. Fana wears a striped jersey dress and Fayza trousers made of the same striped fabric and an off-white jersey-boucle sweater. Zahra - (Below right) - from Ethiopia - Dollery Favorite! Ltd. 5 - 10" INCHES - $Call for current Boxel pricing or email kmalone@dollery.com. Promotions running now on early orders. Extended layaway is available and flexible payment plans. |
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| Fana - (Below right) - Ethiopian Girl - 10" - Dollery Favorite! Call for current Boxel pricing or email kmalone@dollery.com. Promotions running now on early orders. Extended layaway is available and flexible payment plans. | ||
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| Fayza - (Below right) - Ethiopian Boy - 11.5" - Call for current Boxel pricing or email kmalone@dollery.com. Promotions running now on early orders. Extended layaway is available and flexible payment plans. | ||
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Country of Origin: Pakistan
Description: Abida, Anam & Kashif are living in a refugee camp in Hunza, in North-West Pakistan. The camps in Hunza were set up by the government and various humanitarian organizations, to house the people that were displaced by two major floods. Children’s dresses vary according to circumstances. Kashif wears, like most boys in Pakistan, trousers, a shirt and Kapol, also known as Chitrali cap, a flat, round cap with a little brim made of heavy woollen felt. Abida and Anam also wear trousers, shirts and and a scarf named dopatta.
| Abida - (Below right) - Pakistani girl from a refugee camp in Hunza, in North-West Pakistan - Dollery Favorite! Ltd. 5 - 10" INCHES - $Call for current Boxel pricing or email kmalone@dollery.com. Promotions running now on early orders. Extended layaway is available and flexible payment plans. | ||
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| Anam - (Below right) - Pakistani girl from a refugee camp in Hunza, in North-West Pakistan - Ltd. 5 - 6.5" INCHES - $Call for current Boxel pricing or email kmalone@dollery.com. Promotions running now on early orders. Extended layaway is available and flexible payment plans. | ||
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| Kashif - (Below right) - Pakistani boy from a refugee camp in Hunza, in North-West Pakistan - Ltd. 5 - 6.5" INCHES - $Call for current Boxel pricing or email kmalone@dollery.com. Promotions running now on early orders. Extended layaway is available and flexible payment plans. | ||
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2010 Midyear porcelain dolls
| Chi & Hao and Kim are from Viet Nam. More info to follow. | ||
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Chi & Hao (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 23 inch / 58 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Kim (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 20 inch / 50 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Haruko and Toshie are from Japan. More info to follow. |
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Haruko (by Bets van Boxel) SOLD OUTHeight: 28 inch / 70 cmLE 4Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Toshie (by Bets van Boxel) SOLD OUTHeight: 19 inch / 49 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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| Naa & Ofori are from Mali. More info to follow. | ||
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Naa (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 22 inch / 55 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Ofori (by Bets van Boxel) SOLD OUTHeight: 23 inch / 58 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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| Josna, Jisha, and Yamu are by Amy van Boxel. They are from Tibet. More info & pictures to follow. | ||
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Josna with sheep (by Amy van Boxel)Height: 11 inch / 27 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Jisha (by Amy van Boxel)Height: 14 inch / 36 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Yamu (by Amy van Boxel)Height: 11 inch / 27 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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2010 porcelain dolls
Below - Country of Origin: BrazilDescription: Aniceto and Nakuahé belong to the Yanomami tribe. "Yanomami" means "people" in their language. In a village live around 80 people. They all live together in one house called “Yano.” Families live next to each other without partition walls. They do have their own fire-place around their hammocks. The Yanomami-indians paint their body and faces with red paint made out of the seeds of the urucu. The decorations are lines, dots, circles; mostly in animal patterns like snake or panther. When a child is young, the mother pierces little holes in the lips and ears for wooden sticks, feathers, flowers and leaves. |
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Aniceto (by Bets van Boxel) - Dollery Favorite!Height: 20 inch / 51 cmLE 5 SOLD OUTCall or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Nakuahé (by Bets van Boxel) - Dollery Favorite!Height: 21,5 inch /55 cm LE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Below - Country of Origin: Burkina Faso Description: Mairama and Barani are preparing, for the big Feshiba festival. They weave amber coloured beads and silver coins in their hair. Hands and feet are decorated with henna and their houses are painted in various colours of paint made of clay and water. |
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Mairama (by Bets van Boxel)Height / Lengte: 33 inch / 84 cm LE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Barani (by Bets van Boxel) - Love the positioning!Height / Lengte: 19,5 inch / 50 cm LE 5 SOLD OUTCall or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Below - Country of Origin: Panama Description: Ivanna, Alba, Sara, Noé and Kraté are Kuna-indians. They live at the “Archipiélago de San Blas” at the coast of Panama. The Kuna are the indiginous people of Panama.They live in 49 well maintained communities, lead by the local Sahila (village chief). The Kuna are especially known for their mola’s (Kuna word for clothing), made by Kuna woman of several layers of fabric with cut-out patterns. The mola is made into a colourful blouse with short puffy sleeves. With the mola blouse they wear a kind of big printed sarong and a typical red head scarf |
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Ivanna (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 25 inch / 63 cm LE 5 Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Alba (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 22.5 inch / 57 cm LE 5 SOLD OUTCall or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Sara (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 22 inch / 55 cm LE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Noé (by Amy van Boxel) Height: 10 inch / 26 cm LE 5 Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Kraté (by Amy van Boxel) Height: 14 inch / 36 cm LE 5 Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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2009 Midyear
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Tipli and Laki (below) are ethnic Adivasi girls from the Kutia Khond tribal group in Orissa, India. Kondhas use little covering on the body. Women wear two cloths, one around the waist up to the knees and another for the upper portion of the body. The Kondh women are very fond of ornaments. Tipli and Laki have beautified themselves with hair pins, ear rings, nose rings, and bead necklaces. The Kutia Kondhs tattoo their faces and hands. The Kondhs are agriculturists. They produce crops like turmeric, ginger, mustard, niger, black gram, arrowroot etc. They celebrate various festivals round the year for better yield of crops. Tipli and Laki dressed themselves beautifully for the Chaitra parab festival. They both have flowers in their hair. |
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Bets van Boxel - Laki (below) from Orissa,
$3,850.00 Limited Edition of 5, Porcelain, 25.5" (65cm) |
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Bets van Boxel - Tipli (below) from Orissa,
$3,8500.00 Limited edition of 5, Porcelain, 25" (64cm) |
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Bets van Boxel - Lopa & Jubi, (below) $Call Limited edition of 5, Porcelain, 37" (93cm) |
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Fatuma and Sefi (below) are Karo from Southern Ethiopia. They live close to the Omo River. Their neighbours are the Hamar, Bana, Bashada, the famous Mursi and Nyangatom (on the other side of Omo river, who are their enemies).The Karo are renowned for their elaborate body and face painting using white chalk, charcoal, ochre and red earth.. Women wear leather clothing made from animal skins. The Karo grow sorghum, maize and beans. |
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Bets van Boxel - Fatuma from Ethiopia (below),
Show Priced at $3,850.00 Limited Edition of 5, Porcelain, 22" (56cm) |
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Bets van Boxel - Sefi (below) from Ethiopia, Show
Priced at $3,850.00 Limited Edition of 5, Porcelain, 22"(56cm) |
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| Sifra (below) is from Indonesia and wears a white T-shirt under a pink and white jersey vest. She has red jersey pants and lovely custom-made flip-flops; blue with a yellow sunflower. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bets van Boxel - Sifra (below) from Indonesia,
Show Priced at $3,850.00 Limited Edition of 5, 14" (36cm) Seated, Porcelain |
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Jimena, Mayra and Mila (below) are from Peru. They all wear the typical knitted hat called “Chullo” made from alpaca wool. Jimena also wears a felt hat. Peruvian clothing is extremely colourful. They wear several layers of clothing to protect against the cold at high altitude. The children are playing house with the domestic animals that you see in Peru. Jimena is playing with a goat. Mayra has an alpaca. Mila carries her Peruvian doll with her in a baby sling. |
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Amy van Boxel - Jimena (below), Show Priced at
$1,700.00 Limited Edition of 5, 9.5" Porcelain |
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Amy van Boxel - Mayra (below), Show Priced at
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Amy van Boxel - Mila (below), Show Priced at
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2009 Dolls
Taking orders now! 25% down and extended layaway available thru 12/1 on orders before 2/15. Also - special promotional offers on orders prior to 2/15! Email kmalone@dollery.com now or call 800-447-3655 (Doll) ext 22 out of state or 781-447-6677 in state Ma.
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| Surya (above) by Bets - Ltd. 5 -
26.5"/67cm - Surya from Tibet wears her overcoat only on one
sleeve. The Amdowa are used to the cold. She wars a
beautiful emroidered bonnet with a lambskin brim, a jersey sweater and
pants and leather laced shoes. In her hand she carries a basket.
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| Suk (above) by Bets - Ltd. 5 - 23"/59cm - Suk from Tibet wears a thick overcoat with lambskin. On his head he has a warm hat with ears and eyes like an animal. Under his coat a knitted seater, jersey pants and leather boots. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Cali (above) by Bets - Ltd. 5 - 25.5"/65cm - Big sister Cali from Namibia wears several bead decorations in her hair. Around her waist several wraps, a knitted vest and a shawl around her shoulders. She wars multiple red strings of beads around her neck. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Goiti (above) by Bets - Ltd. 5 - 18"/45cm - Goiti from Namibia wears a leather loincloth. On his back he carries a leather quiver with arrows. In his hand he holds his bow. Goiti has several beaded and leather bands around his neck and arms. His short cut hair is typical for Bushmen. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Cabo (above) by Bets - Ltd. 5 - 15"/38cm sitting. Grandmother Cabo from Namibia mixes ingredients in a bowl made of calabash. She wears a knitted cap. In her hair she has several decorations with bead strings and embroidery. She wears multiple strings of beads around her neck. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com SOLD OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Anne Sophie (above) by Bets - Ltd. 5 - 20.5"/52cm - Anne Sophie is a beautiful girl with Down's Syndrome. These people are recognized mainly by their typical eyes, protruding tongue, open mouth, a single palmar fold, large space between large toe and second toes, a small posture, short limbs and lank hair. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Kandi and Loini (above) by Amy - Ltd. 5 - 19.5"/49.5cm Kandi & Loini & Sihili belong to the Himba tribe from Namibia. Women & babies color their hair and skin with red ochre as make up and to protect against the sun and cold. Kandi carries loini on her back in a leather baby carrier. The leather ornament on her head shows that she is mairried. On her necklace hangs a cowry shell.- Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sihili (above) by Amy - Ltd. 5 - 14"/35cm - Sihili from Namibia wears her hair in 2 thick braids. She wears iron ornaments as a necklace and several leather straps on her arms, ankles and neck. Most of Himba clothing is made of goat or cow skin decorated with iron ornaments. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Laila - (above) by Amy - Ltd. 5 - 14"/35cm - Laila is inspired by the book "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini. Laila is from Afghanistan and peeks from under her Burka. Her T-shirt and long purple skirt have a beautiful butterfly print representing her wish to be free. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Yamin (above) by Amy - Ltd. 5 - 8"/20cm - Yamin from Myanmar (Burma) is a novice Buddhist nun (Hsi-la-shin). Buddhist nuns only go round for alms food on 2 pre-rest days. In her hands is an iron bowl and a plate to collect alms. Yamin wears the traditional habit: a red skirt, a pink blouse and a pink cover. An orange cloth protects her bald shaven head against the sun. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
