I remember my brother-in-law, a Rugby playing PE teacher, feeling a bit uncomfortable when his son started playing with his older sister's dolls. Gender identity & all that. My sister bought my nephew an Action Man doll to shut my BIL up. That was alright in BIL's mind.
I also had a American Native Indian doll when I was little.
It was beautiful, made of velvet with native clothes and headband. I don't remember having traditional dolls, I suppose I must have done. As a complete tomboy I preferred boys toys, especially my fort and toy soldiers! That said, I did love my soft toys very much.
I also had a American Native Indian doll when I was little.
It was beautiful, made of velvet with native clothes and headband. I don't remember having traditional dolls, I suppose I must have done. As a complete tomboy I preferred boys toys, especially my fort and toy soldiers! That said, I did love my soft toys very much.
Wow, you've just triggered a memory for me Frazz. I had a large collection of dolls in national dress - it all started with a Flamenco dancer my aunt brought back from Spain.
I had to keep them in boxes under my bed because my father was too much of an arsetightwadlazy git gentleman to get his hands dirty and put up a shelf for me to display them.
Don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to.
My BIL use to bring me one back from his travels when he was in the army and later on holidays. Coming from Wales, obviously my first one was a traditionally dressed Welsh doll.
The Native Indian doll was a full size doll, I remember she got very worn in the end.