Two Rare Chinese Wooden Door of Hope Dolls as Mourner and Widow

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11" (28 cm.) Each has carved wooden head with well defined tinted facial features,firmly stuffed muslin body,wooden hands. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Chinese Door of Hope Mission,depicted are Mourner and Widow,each wearing hempen robes of close relative over their white mourning clothes,circa 1925. Value Points: exceptionally preserved condition of the rare models,the woman with very elaborate headdress nearly enclosing her face.