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Description
15"(38 cm.) Wax head with sculpted short black hair with bangs and side curls,amber
complexion,brown side-glancing eyes,thick black upper eyeliner and angled brows,closed
mouth,muslin body,wax hands and feet,wearing black kimono and pants with embroidered detail
Condition: generally excellent,fingers broken on one hand above the knuckles. Comments:
according to research by Billie Nelson Tyrrell,the doll represented Anna May Wong (1905-1961)
who first acted in silent films in the 1920s,including Douglas Fairbanks,"The Thief of Bagdad",her
career spanned silent film,sound film,stage,radio and even television. Value Points: rare model
with beautiful portrit-like face and fine costume.