In general, doll is the prototype of the person and the person’s miniature refers to as a doll.
How do you think, when have dolls appeared?
Dolls have appeared, when there was a person. The first dolls represented roots of trees, stones and other natural materials, which were similar to the person.
But they are not in all countries. So, for example, in the countries of the East, where the basic religion was the Koran, to believer was forbidden to do dolls, under fear of execution. I n Japan and China, long time there was a ritual of the reference with a doll. A doll can be given to children only in so-called days of “boy”, days of “girl”. Children could not play with it and had only the right to look and touch with special way. A doll was cherished like the apple of one's eye and it was hand down. It was considered, the more dolls in the house of dolls, the richer the owner.
In general can be divided into two basic kinds – decorative, which represent art, and unitary - dolls of mass consumption. Well, for example, a porcelain doll and “Barbie”. It is possible to do dolls by ourselves. How do you think, from what materials it is possible to make a doll? It can be absolutely different materials: porcelain, a tree, straw, textiles, plastic, clay, a paper. It is necessary to note that the material plays very important role. It is necessary to note that dolls, which are presented to our hall, are author's dolls. They refer to an English expression “one of a kind”, exclusive ones. Such dolls simply are not possible to copy, repeat.
In general their manufacturing is very much labour-intensive process, which demands studying, skills in work. In addition, it is not important, what has served as a material. The main thing, as authors speak, it is a desire, interest to work and fantasy. You only imagine, how is it to think over each detail, the hero, and it is not important if it is the character from a fairy tale or simply invented little man. |
