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Paper dolls still cut quite a figure
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A timeless world constructed from paper and color, paper dolls--
two dimensional figures drawn or painted on paper and accompanied by
fashion accessories--continue in popularity and collectibility.
Although early forms of dolls created from paper date back to days
before the birth of Christ, paper doll historians mark the origin as
900 A.D. Asia, where a Japanese purification ceremony included
setting adrift at sea a paper figure and folded object that resembled
a kimono.
In the ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Old Paper Dolls: Popular adult collectibles
Antiques & Collecting Magazine
; IT ISN'T OFTEN that a large collection of paper dolls, some dating to the late 17th century, comes to auction. When the dolls and paper dolls collected by Maurine Popp appeared at the April 12th Skinner auction, prices ran the gamut from $206 for several fullsized Sunday funny paper doll sheets,
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She's just cut out that way Kingfield woman keeps paper dolls alive through her publications
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; ... found her niche. This is where she publishes Paperdoll Review, a magazine for those who collect paper dolls; Paper Doll Studio News, a magazine for paper doll artists; and the Paperdoll Review catalog, where collectors may find reproductions of paper dolls ...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Imagination adds dimension to paper dolls and crafts.(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; If you thought you were never again going to buy a paper doll to call your own, to paraphrase a song the Mills Brothers sang decades ago, you may have been wrong. Paper dolls, and surprisingly complex paper models of all sorts of things, are making a modest comeback, and they appeal to the creative
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Paper dolls a'plenty
Antiques & Collecting Magazine
; aS EARLY AS 1791 a German fashion journal reported: "A new and very pretty invention is the so-called English doll which we have lately received from London. It is properly a toy for little girls, but good or bad taste in dress or coiffure can be observedand studied." That so-called English doll
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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COLLECTORS OF RARE PAPER DOLLS PURSUE PASSION AT A FAST CLIP.(L.A. LIFE)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; Byline: Aline McKenzie Dallas Morning News Before there was Barbie, there were paper dolls. A child with a steady cutting hand or a helpful adult could create an entire fantasy ...
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