Collectible Hand Painted Indian Porcelain Doll.

This doll is a gorgeous collectible. It was beautifully hand painted and dressed in traditional Indian garments. Made from porcelain, this one will go well with the other porcelain dolls that are already in your collection. What a beautiful work of art! The detail in the clothing and the accessories make this a great collectible. Genuine feathers give it a natural touch. The children will love it. Just note that this item is not meant for children under four years of age. Non Indian made. This adorable porcelain doll is 16" tall.

Dolls have been a part of our lives since the beginning. They date back in human history to prehistoric times and were made for religious and playing purposes. The oldest found artifact in doll history is a part from an alabaster doll from ancient Babylonian times that had a pair of movable arms. The ancient Egyptians were buried with small pottery dolls that were believed to act as servants to the soul of the deceased in the afterlife. In more recent centuries mothers started making rag dolls for their children. Rag Doll is the common name for a doll made from cloth. Rag Dolls were first manufactured in the 1850s in England and the U.S.