10 Interesting Fact About Dolls

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• The term doll comes from the Dutch word poppenkast, which means the doll theater.
• The doll was first made from wood, clay and leather.
• The famous Raggedy Ann doll was first introduced in 1915.
• Barbie, a fashion icon doll, was first produced in 1959 by the American toy company Mattel.
• The city of Brugge in Belgium has the largest doll museum in the world.
• Voodoo dolls come from African religious traditions and African diaspora in the United States.
• Teddy Bear was first made in 1902 by a Steiff German toy company.
• Dolls from Japan, such as Kokeshi and Daruma, have been there for centuries.
• Not only children who like dolls, adults can also collect and show off dolls as hobbies.
• Dolls used in horror films are often referred to as damned dolls because they are used to represent evil or damned characters.