Dolls

==History==
The oldest dolls are 40,000 years old and were excavated in Africa and Asia. The very first examples were buxom female figures made of clay with full breasts and pregnant bellies and were fertility symbols.\nDolls were later made in the image of deities from wax, stone, iron and bronze.\nThe Egyptians placed the so-called 'ushabti-dolls' into the graves of significant personalities, for they believed that they served the dead in the hereafter.\nThe first toy dolls represented common people - however, they represented adult figures, not babies.\nGreek and Roman girls already played with dolls with movable limbs and real human hair.
==Did You Know That?==
Nothing has changed: Dolls are still the most popular girls´ toy. Plastics is conquering all branches of industry and, instead of cloth, porcelain, clay or wood, finds itself being increasingly used in the construction of dolls´ bodies.\nThe latest plastic mini-ladies are realistic-looking baby dolls which awaken the little girls´ maternal instincts.\nThese dolls even have real hair and blink at their 'mothers' with cute long-lashed eyes.
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