Living doll

A DigitalNZ Story by mo-mo

Why do they all look so freaky? WHY?

dolls, toys, weird

Image: Three faced doll

Three faced doll

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Doll

Doll

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Doll

Doll

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Doll

Doll

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: One of Sylvia Kellaway's dolls

One of Sylvia Kellaway's dolls

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Doll

Doll

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Doll

Doll

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Doll

Doll

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Doll

Doll

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Doll

Doll

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Doll

Doll

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Girl with skull

Girl with skull

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Pudding Doll - body with matching head, broken

Pudding Doll - body with matching head, broken

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: One of Sylvia Kellaway's dolls

One of Sylvia Kellaway's dolls

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: One of Sylvia Kellaway's dolls

One of Sylvia Kellaway's dolls

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Doll in national costume

Doll in national costume

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Doll

Doll

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Doll with a porcelain face

Doll with a porcelain face

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Japan series: Nigata

Japan series: Nigata

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Isabella

Isabella

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Doll, Wanganui, 1982

Doll, Wanganui, 1982

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Doll's head and eyes

Doll's head and eyes

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa