Dolls
Doll is a child's toy made to look like a human being. Dolls vary in size from about 1 centimetre tall to life-size or larger. They may be made of almost any material, including cloth, plastic, and wood. Children throughout the world enjoy playing with dolls. But dolls also appeal to adults. Many adults collect antique and costume dolls as a hobby and a way to learn about the people of other times and places. There are thousands of private and public doll collections around the world. One of the most famous doll-lovers was Queen Victoria of England, who had more than 100 dolls. Dolls fulfill many needs of children. They serve as playmates and objects for children's affection. Dolls can also provide an outlet for a child's hurt feelings, anger, and other emotions. For example, youngsters upset by a scolding might scold their dolls in turn. How children play with dolls may thus reveal their inner needs, fears, and desires. For this reason, psychologists use dolls to help them identify and treat many problems of children. Playing with dolls also enables children to rehearse the roles they hope to perform as adults. Dolls as we know them--that is, mainly as toys for children--probably did
Many doll-like figures from the Renaissance and later were religious images and not toys. For example, churches had realistic statues of saints with glass eyes, real hair, and actual clothing. Many homes and churches had displays at Christmas showing the scene at Jesus' birth. These displays, called creches, included wax or wooden figures of baby Jesus, Joseph, Mary, shepherds, and animals. The figures are known today as crib dolls or creche dolls, but they were not playthings. The rise of the cinema during the 1920's and 1930's led to a new type of doll, the character doll. Character dolls represented famous people or popular fictional characters. Successful character dolls of the mid-1930's included the cartoon figure Mickey Mouse and the child film star Shirley Temple.
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