#386

Pair, Cloth Dolls in the Lenci Manner with Elaborate Original Folk Costume of La Coruna in Spain
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$2,400
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Each is all cloth with pressed and painted facial features, brown side-glancing eyes, closed mouth, brunette mohair wig, jointing at shoulders and hips, wearing very elaborate multi-layered costumes and accessories of La Coruna region of Spain, including bagpipe for boy and jewelry on girl. Generally excellent. The dolls appeared early in the doll collection of Shirley Temple, as seen in the vintage photograph of Shirley holding the dolls, which is included. The dolls can also be seen in the Appendix D photograph.